Foremost (software)
Foremost is a forensic data recovery program for Linux. Foremost is used to recover files using their headers, footers, and data structures through a process known as file carving. Although written for law enforcement use, the program and its source code are freely available and can be used as a general data recovery tool.
Screenshot of foremost's -h (help) output on Xubuntu 11.04 | |
| Original author(s) | Special Agents Kris Kendall and Jesse Kornblum of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
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| Initial release | March 5, 2001 |
| Stable release | 1.5.7
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| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Size | 52.12 KB |
| Type | Data recovery |
| License | Public Domain (US Gov) Source code is available |
| Website | http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ |
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