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Mobile Phone Forensics Tools and Utilities

  • Cellebrite UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device)
  • Oxygen Forensics Suite
  • MSAB XRY
  • Magnet AXIOM
  • Paraben E3:DS (Device Seizure)
  • AccessData Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+)
  • Elcomsoft Phone Breaker
  • Forensic Explorer (FEX)
  • Encase
  • Logicube CellXtract
  • UFED Cloud Analyzer
  • GrayKey (by Grayshift)
  • Secure View
  • MOBILedit Forensic Express
  • X-Ways Forensics
  • Hancom GMD
  • Libimobiledevice
  • SQLite Database Browser
  • iPhone Backup Extractor
  • Scalpel
  • ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
  • Dumpzilla
  • APKTool
  • EaseUS MobiSaver

A list of mobile forensics tools and utilities with a concise overview for each, highlighting their features and typical use cases within digital forensics and data recovery.

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Mobile Phone Forensics Tools and Utilities

Cellebrite UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device)

Features

Physical, logical, and file system extractions; supports a wide range of devices; bypasses lock screens; retrieves deleted data.

Usage

Law enforcement and private sector for extracting and analyzing data from mobile devices.

Features

Data extraction from mobile devices and cloud services; advanced analytics; supports drone and IoT device forensics.

Usage

Comprehensive mobile and cloud data analysis for forensic investigations.

Oxygen Forensics Suite

MSAB XRY

Features

Extracts and decodes data; supports a wide array of devices; recovers deleted items; secure and forensically sound reports.

Usage

Mobile forensics tool used by law enforcement for evidence gathering.

Features

Extracts and decodes data; supports a wide array of devices; recovers deleted items; secure and forensically sound reports.

Usage

Used in digital investigations to analyze and report digital evidence.

Magnet AXIOM

Paraben E3:DS (Device Seizure)

Features

Supports a broad range of devices; physical and logical extraction; includes cloud and email analysis.

Usage

Forensic data recovery and analysis from mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets.

Features

Logical and physical data extraction; integrates with FTK for further analysis; supports a wide range of mobile OS.

Usage

Used by forensic professionals to extract and analyze data from mobile devices.

AccessData Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+)

Elcomsoft Phone Breaker

Features

Accesses encrypted backups; retrieves data from iCloud and BlackBerry services; supports GPU acceleration for password recovery.

Usage

Bypassing password protection and accessing encrypted backups for forensic analysis.

Features

Disk imaging and analysis; file recovery and carving; supports multiple file systems; case management features.

Usage

Comprehensive tool for computer forensics, including data recovery and analysis.

Forensic Explorer (FEX

Encase

Features

Disk imaging and analysis; supports a wide range of file systems; court-validated for evidence integrity.

Usage

Forensic analysis of computer and digital storage for law enforcement and corporate investigations.

Features

Portable data extraction for mobile devices; supports logical and physical extraction; device bypass capabilities.

Usage

Field data extraction from mobile devices in investigations.

 Logicube CellXtract

UFED Cloud Analyzer

Features

Extracts and analyzes data from cloud services; supports various social media and cloud storage platforms.

Usage

Gathering evidence from cloud sources for digital investigations.

Features

Bypasses iPhone encryption; extracts full file system; user-friendly interface.

Usage

Law enforcement use for accessing locked iPhones.

GrayKey (by Grayshift)

Secure View

Features

Extracts and analyzes mobile data; supports thousands of mobile phones; includes SIM card analysis.

Usage

Mobile device forensics for law enforcement and private investigators.

Features

Phone content extraction; application data analysis; deleted data recovery; reports generation.

Usage

Comprehensive mobile device analysis for forensic and legal purposes.

MOBILedit Forensic Express

X-Ways Forensics

Features

Advanced disk examination and analysis; supports numerous file systems; efficient data recovery and analysis.

Usage

Digital forensics and data recovery for computer and digital media.

Features

Specializes in mobile device forensics; supports various devices and data types; cloud forensics.

Usage

Comprehensive mobile forensics tool used in investigations and cybersecurity.

Hancom GMD

Libimobiledevice

Features

Open-source tool for interacting with iOS devices; supports a variety of iOS devices and versions.

Usage

Data management and recovery for iOS devices, used by developers and forensic analysts.

Features

Open-source tool for viewing and editing SQLite databases; user-friendly interface.

Usage

Analyzing app data stored in SQLite databases during forensic investigations.

SQLite Database Browser

iPhone Backup Extractor

Features

Extracts data from iTunes and iCloud backups; recovers messages, contacts, photos, and more; supports encrypted backups.

Usage

Data recovery and analysis from iOS backups for personal and forensic use.

Features

File carving tool based on signatures; configurable; supports numerous file types.

Usage

Data recovery, especially useful for recovering deleted files in forensic investigations.

Scalpel

ADB (Android Debug Bridge)

Features

Command-line tool for Android device management; allows for data transfer and shell access.

Usage

Debugging, device management, and forensic data extraction from Android devices.

Features

Extracts information from Firefox, Iceweasel, and Seamonkey browsers; analyzes cookies, history, and more.

Usage

Forensic analysis of browser data for investigations.

Dumpzilla

APKTool

Features

Tool for reverse engineering Android apk files; decodes resources to nearly original form and rebuilds them.

Usage

Analyzing and debugging Android apps, useful in forensic analysis of app behaviors.

Features

Recovers lost data from iOS and Android devices; supports various data types; user-friendly.

Usage

Data recovery for personal use and forensic analysis in lost data scenarios.

EaseUS MobiSaver