BoneSearch

BoneSearch: Forensic Search Tool for Child Exploitation Media Detection

An open-source tool scanning hard drives and storage devices for graphic image and video files, utilizing algorithms and hashes to identify potential child exploitation media.

What is BoneSearch?

BoneSearch is an open-source digital forensic tool designed to help law enforcement and investigators scan digital storage devices for graphic image and video files depicting child exploitation. It utilizes algorithms, hashes, and other technical means to rapidly identify files that may contain illegal content.

Once installed on a forensic workstation, investigators can connect external media such as hard drives recovered during searches and have BoneSearch algorithmically scan the drive to detect any images or videos matching profiles of known child exploitation material. It checks file headers and data patterns to classify content and highlights the specific files requiring further review.

As an open-source tool, BoneSearch is freely available and allows agencies and examiners to customize and improve the software as needed. It runs on Windows and Linux platforms and integrates with many other common forensic tools used in investigations. BoneSearch saves time by automating parts of the discovery process and helps prioritize relevant evidence quickly and efficiently.

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