Foremost (software)
| Foremost | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of foremost's -h (help) output on Xubuntu 11.04 | |
| Original authors | Special Agents Kris Kendall and Jesse Kornblum of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
| Initial release | March 5, 2001 |
| Stable release | 1.5.7
/ 15 June 2011 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Size | 52.12 KB |
| Type | Data recovery |
| License | Public Domain (US Gov) Source code is available |
| Website | foremost.sourceforge.net |
Foremost is a forensic data recovery program for Linux that recovers files using their headers, footers, and data structures through a process known as file carving. Although written for law enforcement use, the program and its source code are freely available and can be used as a general data recovery tool.