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Systools

SysTools Software is an application software development company, with their headquarters in Pune and operated from the capital city with prime concentration in data & cyber-forensics. SysTools; derived from the combination of two words; "system" & "tools", first started as a Data Recovery company in the year 2007, evolved as a platform for email migration to and from; client/server architecture and later stepped into Data Forensics.

Note: SysTools is a separate company from the similarly named SysInfoTools Software.

History

Established in the year 2007, the company was commenced with the idea of supplying firsthand services for hard drives and storage media of all kinds, encountering data loss. Eventually a larger range of solutions were developed considering the market needs thus, giving rise to a separate Centre For Development and Marketing each, in Pune and New Delhi, respectively. During the initial years only, the company progressed towards serving for email client/server infrastructures, with its migration services. Later, when complete establishment was achieved, SysTools took a step into the field of Data / Cyber Forensics as part of its forthcoming objective. Accompanied by the establishment in development field, SysTools Group also started to spread across the globe by making partnership in business with national and international resellers. Currently, the firm has over 50+ resellers from 30+ countries worldwide including; The United States of America, Australia, Pakistan, Switzerland, France, Russia, Taiwan, Europe, Brazil, Thailand, India, Israel, Finland, Italy, South Africa, etc.

Products

SysTools sells data recovery, log analysis, and email file viewer tools for Microsoft Windows.

  • MailXaminer - Investigate, Analyze, Search & Export any type of email on this forensic email platform.
  • E01 Viewer - Viewer application to read & search contents of E01 forensic image file.
  • BKF Viewer - A freeware viewer tool to open and preview contents of a healthy/corrupt Windows backup file.
  • OST Viewer - An upgradable freeware utility to view OST files contents without Server / Client environment required.
  • Outlook PST Viewer - An upgradable freeware application for opening Outlook PST data without Outlook.
  • Exchange EDB Viewer - A freeware yet upgradable tool to open Exchange Database File Mailboxes Independently.
  • OLM Viewer - A freeware utility available for opening Outlook for Mac Data Files on Windows Machine.
  • EML Viewer - EML formatted email messages of any source email client can be opened and viewed independently.
  • Driver Viewer - A freeware utility that scans and provides details regarding drivers installed on a computer.
  • DXL Viewer - Platform independent viewer to open and read DXL emails.
  • SQL MDF Viewer - A freeware application that is programmed to read and offer a preview of contents stored within SQL MDF files without Server Environment.
  • MailPro - All in One Email viewer application having search and export feature.
  • PST Reporter - Tool to generate Outlook PST file report independent of platform.
  • OST Reporter - A freeware application to generate Outlook OST File report with graphical representation.
  • NTFS Log Analyzer - Freeware analysis tool to scan, locate and examine activity log of an NTFS partitioned machine.
  • Hard Drive Data Recovery - A commercial tool to recover damaged, deleted, & formatted Windows hard drive data.
  • SQL Log Analyzer - Analysis tool for SQL transaction log details and associated database recovery.

E01 Viewer

E01 Viewer is a freeware tool developed to view forensic disk image file contents.

The software is particularly meant for viewing forensic disk image files of E01 formatting regardless of corruption. Email files within the disk image can be viewed along with text & image file types. Both, multiple as well as an individual E01 file processing is carried out by the tool.

Note: There is no requirement of a supported application for operating the tool. Make sure that the tool is being operated on a Microsoft Windows Operating System.

BKF Viewer

BKF Viewer is a freeware program built to scan and open Windows backup files for viewing content within.

The application comes under the freeware category and offers scanning and preview of Windows backup data. Moreover, the algorithms integrated in the tool makes it consistently work with both healthy as well as corrupt Windows .bkf files via quick and deep scan option respectively.

Note: Kindly note that the application is supporting Windows XP.

OST Viewer

OST Viewer is a freeware application developed by SysTools to read Exchange offline mailbox files locally stored as Outlook Data File OST.

OST files of any version of Microsoft Outlook can be analyzed for emails, calendar, contacts, and other data types. Email messages, address book, calendar schedules, tasks, journals, and other items are displayed in separate indexing units with preview of individual items. The utility works as a standalone without the requirement of Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange installation. Both healthy and corrupted OST files are processable, with Quick Scan for healthy files and Advance Scan for severely corrupted or orphaned files. Permanently deleted data items from the file are also viewable.

Note: Make sure that the tool is being operated on a Microsoft Windows Operating System.

Outlook PST Viewer

Outlook PST Viewer is a freeware file reader developed for data examination purposes. The program is a standalone application to read Personal Storage Table file(s) without Microsoft Outlook.

All contents of the data file are readable in a detailed manner via categorized preview tabs. The software supports reading Outlook 98 to 2002 based ANSI and Outlook 2003 & later Unicode type PST files of all sizes. Both intact and damaged data files are processable; Quick Scan processes intact PST files whereas Advance Scan thoroughly scans damaged PST files for the revival of lost data. Emails along with other components can be previewed, and PST files protected with passwords are also readable for legal / investigative purposes.

Note: The availability of Microsoft Outlook on the respective machine does not make any difference to the software functioning.

Exchange EDB Viewer

Exchange EDB Viewer is a freeware standalone tool which can scan and offer preview of database file without Server environment needed.

Exchange Server database of any size can be scanned and viewed with this upgradable freeware tool. Further, in case of a severely damaged Exchange database, advanced mode of scanning can be opted. A number of features will be added to the tool on upgrading it to a licensed version, however, it will still remain a standalone.

Product page: Exchange Database Viewer

OLM Viewer

OLM Viewer is a freeware program built to offer a preview of Mac Outlook OLM files on a Windows Machine.

Emails, calendars, along with other items can be viewed from Outlook 2011 OLM file on Windows platform using this utility. Further, no particular file limitation is applicable on the size of OLM file. In case of a large number of emails, a search option can be applied to look up for a particular email.

Note: All Windows Versions up to 8.1 are supported for running the software appropriately.

EML Viewer

EML Viewer application can be used for viewing EML format messages along with attachments, independently.

Opened email file contents can be viewed along with corresponding attachments. A particular message text can be searched for using integrated search feature. Application can be used for forensic analysis purposes accordingly and further be upgraded to a licensed version for added features.

Driver Viewer

Driver Viewer is a utility available complete free of cost to scan and provide details regarding system drivers.

Apart from scanning the available drivers on a computer, the software loads the list of the scanned drivers. Completely detailed information is provided regarding the scanned drivers without the support of an external application required.

Note: The application is compatible with all versions of Windows Operating System including the latest; Windows 8.1.

DXL Viewer

DXL Viewer program is developed to view Lotus DXL files platform independently.

The freeware viewer tool can offer to show the entire text content of the Lotus DXL files along with attachments.

Note: Lotus Notes installation is not mandatory for operating DXL Viewer. Any version of Windows Operating System is suitable for running the application.

Product page: Lotus DXL Viewer

SQL MDF Viewer

SQL MDF Viewer application is a freeware tools that can read and preview contents of SQL MDF files without the requirement of an SQL Server environment.

Entire contents of an SQL MDF file whether corrupt or orphaned, are readable by the software including; triggers, columns, classes, tables, etc., via quick scan option. The scanned database can be saved as an STR for later use.

Note: The software can be used infinitely and doesn't expire at any particular time duration.

MailPro

MailPro+ is a commercial application built to view and export email files of multiple desktop based email clients.

The application is programmed to read and display the email contents of files from 14 different desktop based email clients. The email contents can be viewed in different modes, featured for a distinct purpose each like; Hex view mode for viewing the hexadecimal coding of a particular message. A search option is featured to pick out a particular email and the mails can further be exported out in a different formatting.

Note: No additional application installation for support is required to run the tool. Just ensure that the operating system is Windows based regardless of its version.

Product page: MailPro+

PST Reporter

PST Reporter is a forensic purpose profile detail generation tool for Microsoft Outlook data file. This application is a freeware reporter.

Outlook Data File Reporter tool can be operated on any available version of Windows OS. For the different versions of MS Outlook; PST Reporter offers ANSI and Unicode PST support.

Outlook PST Reporter can process any size of PST file complying with the ANSI & Unicode formatted PST file support.

OST Reporter

OST Reporter is a forensic purpose profile detail generation tool for Exchange Offline Outlook OST file. This application is a freeware reporter.

Outlook OST Reporter is a freeware application built to generate the complete report of an Offline Storage Table File (OST File). The report is generated with overall statistics, usage overview, and other details of the file displayed in graphical representation. The generated report is exportable to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file.

NTFS Log Analyzer

NTFS Log Analyzer is a freeware application for scanning and analyzing the log details for activities carried out on a NTFS based computer.

The application is built with the programming to scan and examine activities performed on an NTFS machine via its activity log. In addition, a search facility is added to the tool for looking up a particular activity from the entire log details along with proper details. Moreover, the details are further exportable from the software in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) Format.

Note: Make it a point to run the software only on a Windows based Operating System to avoid failure.

Hard Drive Data Recovery

Hard Drive Data Recovery application is a commercial application programmed to repair and restore data lost from a Windows hard drive partition.

Recovery of lost, deleted, formatted and corrupt data files from a Windows hard drive partition is offered by the tool. Data recovery from NTFS and FAT partitions supported in cases of corruption and formatting of media files, documents, databases, backups, etc., along with permanently deleted data.

Note: Permanently deleted data recovery can only be performed if data has not been overwritten.

SQL Log Analyzer

SQL Log Analyzer is an Forensic Analysis tool for SQL transaction log details and associated database recovery.

SQL Log Analyzer is a commercial tool to analyze the Log file transaction belonging to an SQL Server database, for eDiscovery purposes. The analyzed SQL Log transactions can further be used for recovering the corresponding database file (MDF) from corrupt state. Additionally, support to all SQL Server versions, unlimited database or log file size, and different options to export data; are featured in the tool.

Note: SQL Server environment is not a requirement to run the software unless the data is being exported directly to an SQL Server database.

Other SysTools products

SysTools also offers the following tools, linked to their product pages:

Training

SysTools offers digital forensics training courses.

Client Base

The company's client base increased and mostly among digital forensics and investigation departments of government agencies. The acknowledged client base was followed by technology partnership with Guidance Software, Amazon Web Service, and SysTools becoming members with reputable associations like; NASSCOM, EDRM, Software Exporters' Association of Pune, and others.

Significant Events

The company took steady steps towards entering the digital investigation arena completely. Thus, approaching the year 2014, SysTools made it a point to mark its presence at forensic events held by some of the industry pioneers which were attended by the experts, government representatives, and security professionals of the same discipline. The Hackers Conference 2014 - India, CEIC 2014 - USA, Ground Zero Summit 2014 (Sri Lanka & New Delhi) - India, International Conference (Cyberlaw and Cyber Security) 2014 - India, and many more are amongst the conferences and events attended by SysTools Team concentrated on debating about the rise in rate of cyberspace invasion, challenges faced in the forefront, and possible yet substantial measures applicable to put an end on the catastrophic consequences.