Roxanne Pascente/Lauren Berg
847/955-0700
Roxanne@sspr.com/ lberg@sspr.com
CHICAGO, IL (September 23, 2003) — CD/DVD Inspector, a data recovery and forensic analysis tool from Arrowkey, enables auditors, law enforcement officials and other users to examine and recover data from unreadable, scratched, corrupt or defective CD-R, CD-RW and DVD media, even if the information has been deleted or deliberately hidden. Advanced forensic capabilities not available in any similar product are included to facilitate commercial and government investigations.
Designed for use on any PC running Windows 95 or above, CD/DVD Inspector scans any disc inserted into the PC’s CD or DVD drive, displays a list of all files discovered, and allows users to preview the contents before copying specific files or the whole disk to the hard drive or external media. The product reads and recovers data created in all major PC and Macintosh CD and DVD filesystem formats, including ISO-9660, Joliet, UDF, HFS and HFS+.
In addition to recovering files and information considered inaccessible by other solutions, even when Windows says there is no data present on the disc, CD/DVD Inspector is the only product of its kind that offers:
· Read-only operation that prevents alteration of disc content and properties, ensuring that details such as the disc owner’s last file access are preserved as evidence in potential prosecutions or disciplinary actions.
· The ability to search discs by scan specification syntax, making it possible to locate pornographic files or other images that have been concealed under misleading file names.
· Low-level sector examination and scanning, including scanning all sectors of a disc for particular data such as an email address regardless of the file where the data is located. This searches the complete disc, not just file areas.
· MD5 hash capabilities, including the ability to import/export Hashkeeper data files and generate a hash set from the files on an otherwise unreadable CD or DVD. These functions allow investigators to quickly identify files to be included or excluded for further examination.
· Data recovery from disks with multiple file systems, such as hybrid Macintosh/PC discs and those produced by DirectCD and other packet-writing software.
· One-step creation of image .ZIP files containing the entire contents of the disc, including files that do not appear in the directory structure because they have been deleted or damaged.
“Most forensic tools on the market today focus on data recovery from hard drives, but CDs and DVDs are becoming increasingly important in forensic analysis because they are so easily burned and easily transportable by anyone who is trying to hide or steal information,” said Paul Crowley, Chairman and Founder of InfinaDyne Inc. “With its ability to detect files that have been dropped from the disc directory and other advanced functionality, CD/DVD Inspector fills a growing need in the forensic marketplace that has not been adequately served by any other product to date.”
CD/DVD Inspector operates on any PC running Windows 95 through Windows XP. It is available for $349 directly from InfinaDyne and at GSA pricing from Lyme Computer. Discounts are available for volume purchases and forensic organization members. Evaluation versions are available to qualified law enforcement and forensic users. For more information or to request an evaluation version, call 888-759-0600 or visit www.InfinaDyne.com
InfinaDyne, develops and markets products for CD and DVD data recovery and diagnosis, including recovery of lost data, photos, files and music. The company’s products are distributed to consumer, commercial and government customers in over 50 countries. InfinaDyne is privately held and based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.