&sq=&lang=&file=File:Foremost_on_Xubuntu_11.04.png) 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[1] |
| Stable release | 1.5.7
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| Written in | C[2] |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Size | 52.12 KB |
| Type | Data recovery |
| License | Public Domain (US Gov) Source code is available |
| Website | http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ |
Foremost is a forensic data recovery program for Linux that recovers files using their headers, footers, and data structures through a process known as file carving.[3] 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.[2]
- ^ Spenneberg, Ralf (2008). "Recovering Deleted Files". Linux Magazine Online. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b "Foremost". SourceForge. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Recover Deleted Files with Foremost,scalpel in Ubuntu". Ubuntu Geek. September 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.