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Security Operations · Intermediate

FTK Imager

A free Exterro (formerly AccessData) tool for creating forensic images and capturing memory on Windows.

Definition

FTK Imager acquires physical and logical disk images in E01, raw and other formats, verifies hashes, previews evidence and can capture live RAM and protected files such as the registry hives. It is widely used for triage and acquisition.

Example

Using FTK Imager to capture memory and create an E01 image of a suspect laptop.

Exam tip

FTK Imager is a common answer for Windows disk imaging and memory capture.

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