Plaso - Caine Operating System
WHAT IS PLASO?
Plaso is an open-source framework for automatic creation of super-detailed forensic timelines. It extracts timestamps from a massive range of sources—file metadata, browser history, registry entries, log files, and more—and organizes them chronologically.
HOW PLASO WORKS?
The typical workflow looks like this:
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Ingest your evidence (disk image, folder, memory dump, etc.).
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Run
log2timeline.py
to parse all known artifacts and generate a.plaso
storage file. -
Use
psort.py
to filter and sort those events into a human-readable timeline (CSV, JSON, etc.).
WHY USE PLASO?
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Massive coverage: One command can pull in hundreds of artifact types.
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Timeline-focused: Ideal for building case timelines and correlating user actions.
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Modular and scriptable: Perfect for automation and scalable investigations.
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Community-supported: Maintained by Google and an active forensic community.
Plaso is like time travel for forensic analysts. It helps you build a story, backed by data, grounded in time. Whether you're dealing with insider threats, malware analysis, or corporate investigations, Plaso is a weapon you’ll want in your forensic arsenal.
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