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:

  1. Ingest your evidence (disk image, folder, memory dump, etc.).

  2. Run log2timeline.py to parse all known artifacts and generate a .plaso storage file.

  3. Use psort.py to filter and sort those events into a human-readable timeline (CSV, JSON, etc.).

WHY USE PLASO?

  • Massive coverage: One command can pull in hundreds of artifact types.

  • Timeline-focused: Ideal for building case timelines and correlating user actions.

  • Modular and scriptable: Perfect for automation and scalable investigations.

  • Community-supported: Maintained by Google and an active forensic community.

CONCLUSION

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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