PassMark Software and Wrensoft - Latest News

We are pleased to announce the release of V6.1 of OSForensics. This release includes APFS File system support, Precog search, MFT decode, Partition groups, bug fixes & more. A full list of changes can be found here, https://www.osforensics.com/whatsnew.html

Includes changes to Case Manager, Create Index, Create Signature, Deleted Files, DirectAccess, Email Viewer, File Name Search, File System Browser, Internal Viewer, MemViewer, and Thumbnail View modules.

CPU, Disk and Memory tests are now using native code. Individual test results (not the calculated Marks) should now be more comparable to their PerformanceTest desktop counterpart. See known issues section below. New Single threaded CPU test. Completely new Memory Tests. Now including: Database Operations, Memory Read Cached, Memory Read Un-cached, Memory Write, Memory Latency, and Memory Threaded Test. Re-written disk tests. Tests will be performed without cache where available.

New Features Row Hammer Test (Test 13) now uses double-sided hammering and random data patterns in an attempt to expose more RAM modules susceptible to disturbance errors. PXE network boot is now fully supported (MemTest86 Site Edition only) to support scalable, diskless deployment to PXE-enabled clients. Like the Pro version, the configuration file (acquired from the PXE server via TFTP) can be used for customization and configuration of MemTest86 memory tests. And more...

V3.3.1000 - 4th of February 2016 Changes include: Case Management Increased Notes character limit to 64000 characters Can now remove file from case in right-click menu When adding an attachment to case that already exists, prompt the user to overwrite Create Signature E-mail files are no longer saved as temporary files when creating a hash of the file. See http://www.osforensics.com/whatsnew.html for a full list.

New features include: New configuration file parameters MINSPDS, SPDMANUF and SPDPARTNO to specify the values that the RAM SPD must match before allowing the tests to start. This may be useful for RAM manufacturers that need to verify that the SPD data has been programmed correctly. New configuration file parameter SKIPSPLASH to skip the 10 second splashscreen and proceed directly to the main menu. And many more. See http://memtest86.com/ for more details.

We offer a self directed training course via DigitalChalk for users of OSForensics who wish to increase their proficiency in using the tool for computer examination. For investigators planning to become a Certified OSForensics Examiner, completion of this course is strongly recommended, with the exception of expert users. This test certifies that investigators are proficient at using OSForensics for computer examination.

Updates Include: Create Index - Improved MSG/EML/MBOX indexing support. Now using MIMETIC. Email Viewer - Added right-click option to jump to the message ID of an e-mail file Index Log Viewer - Fixed crash when trying to view a previous index log while an indexing job is running. Recent activity - Fixed an issue when trying to get IE10+ URLs from a read only drive Registry Viewer - Fixed a crash when opening a corrupt registry file Misc - exFAT partitions are now properly detected + More.

PassMark is pleased to announce the release of a new product, our PCIe Test card! An easy-to-use PCIe data loopback, throughput and voltage tester, the PassMark PCIe Test Card is an effective tool for verifying a PCIe slot is performing to specification.