Hindsight
A browser forensics tool for analyzing web artifacts from Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers.
What is Hindsight?
Hindsight is a browser forensics tool designed to analyze web artifacts from Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. It parses various browser data files, extracts key information, and correlates it into a timeline for forensic investigation. The tool helps investigators understand user activity by examining history, downloads, cache, bookmarks, autofill, passwords, extensions, cookies, and Local Storage records.
Digital forensics professionals, incident responders, cybersecurity analysts, and law enforcement personnel who need to investigate browser activity on Chrome or Chromium-based browsers.
Hindsight provides a free, open-source alternative to commercial forensics tools, offering comprehensive artifact parsing, timeline correlation, and both a web UI and command-line interface for flexibility in analysis workflows.
Overview
Browser forensics tool for Google Chrome (and other Chromium-based browsers)
Use Cases
Best For
- Investigating browser history and user activity in digital forensics cases
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