Difference between revisions of "Forensic Disk Differencing"
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$ python idifference.py /nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw | $ python idifference.py /nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw | ||
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Disk image:/corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw | Disk image:/corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw | ||
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2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG mtime changed 1230070924 -> 1230071142 | 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG mtime changed 1230070924 -> 1230071142 | ||
2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG resized 180 -> 188 | 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG resized 180 -> 188 | ||
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| − | + | If files are only added or deleted, inode change times is not available for all of the files: | |
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| − | $ python idifference.py | + | $ python idifference.py nps-2009-canon2-gen1.raw nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw |
>>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen1.raw | >>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen1.raw | ||
>>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw | >>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 29 May 2010
Forensic Disk Differencing is the process of taking two or more disk images from the same computer and determining what changes in the first disk image might have resulted in the changes that are observed in the second. One common use of differencing is to determine what an attacker did during a break-in. To be used for this purpose, it is necessary to have a forensic disk image of the computer before the break-in and after the break-in.
Differencing Tools
idifference.py
idifference.py is part of the Digital Forensics XML Python Toolkit distributed with fiwalk. This tool will compare two different disk images and report changes in files between the first and the second. It also produces a timeline of changes.
For example, using the nps-2009-canon2 series of disk images:
$ python idifference.py /nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw >>> Reading nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw >>> Reading nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw Disk image:/corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen3.raw New Files: 2008-12-23 14:26:12 1315993 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0041.JPG Deleted Files: 2008-12-23 14:12:38 855935 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0001.JPG 2008-12-23 14:22:38 1347778 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0037.JPG Files with modified content (but size unchanged): Files with changed file properties: DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG SHA1 changed 69b30c352ee802f49b1ea25325af9fa05c3ffca1 -> baa42c03a917b01b212fb7e538e5deb525995f31 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG crtime changed to 1230070924 -> 1230071142 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG mtime changed to 1230070924 -> 1230071142 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG resized 180 -> 188 Timeline 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG SHA1 changed 69b30c352ee802f49b1ea25325af9fa05c3ffca1 -> baa42c03a917b01b212fb7e538e5deb525995f31 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG crtime changed 1230070924 -> 1230071142 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG mtime changed 1230070924 -> 1230071142 2008-12-23 14:25:42 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG resized 180 -> 188 2008-12-23 14:26:12 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0041.JPG created $
If files are only added or deleted, inode change times is not available for all of the files:
$ python idifference.py nps-2009-canon2-gen1.raw nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw >>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen1.raw >>> Reading /corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw Disk image:/corp/drives/nps/nps-2009-canon2/nps-2009-canon2-gen2.raw New Files: 2008-12-23 14:22:04 180 DCIM/CANONMSC/M0100.CTG 2008-12-23 14:22:38 1347778 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0037.JPG 2008-12-23 14:22:46 1296150 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0038.JPG 2008-12-23 14:22:54 1440506 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0039.JPG 2008-12-23 14:23:00 1451033 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0040.JPG Deleted Files: 2008-12-23 14:13:02 836531 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0005.JPG 2008-12-23 14:13:26 853643 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0010.JPG 2008-12-23 14:13:52 821758 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0015.JPG 2008-12-23 14:14:16 883127 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0020.JPG 2008-12-23 14:14:40 791333 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0025.JPG 2008-12-23 14:15:02 867833 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0030.JPG 2008-12-23 14:15:28 820105 DCIM/100CANON/IMG_0035.JPG Files with modified content (but size unchanged): Files with changed file properties: Timeline
