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Microsoft COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor) for law enforcement

By: Daniel Chubb | April 30, 2008 | 5 Comments


Microsoft have always aimed to help computer users do tasks better with their software, while Windows XP and Vista have been loved and hated by some, I am sure investigators and law enforcement will love the new plug-in device called “Microsoft COFEE”. It does not contain caffeine, but it does contain 150 commands that will help investigators work faster when gathering digital evidence.

The quicker they can extract forensic data from computers, the faster crimes can be solved and maybe it could save more lives. We have pointed out it’s not Coffee, but what COFEE really stands for is “Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor”. This plug-in device (basically a small USB hard drive) can analyze data stored on a computer, analyze Internet activity and decrypt passwords.

Last June the Microsoft COFEE device was distributed to a handful of law-enforcement agencies, but today we hear that over 15 countries and 2,000 officers are using this gadget. While we do not know how much this will help stop crime, you can count on it helping a lot…well done Microsoft.

So what do you think of Microsoft making the COFEE device free to law enforcement agencies and how much do you think this will help in real world crime?

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  • http://incontiguousbrick.wordpress.com Me

    Sounds like a good reason to buy a Mac.

  • Arnos

    I think it will be more useful to hackers then cops.

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    Hola

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  • Psyber

    like Half the stuff that windows records can be disabled anyway, and then use a program like evidence eliminator on top of that , you would be pretty safe.

  • Psyber

    I could beat COFEE any day of the week its so easy , im a bit of a forensics geek , i dont work for the government or a data recovery company , i just figured it out on my own . HAHA , sucks to be microsoft.