Forensic Email Collector

“Your tool rocks! Finally a tool that does what it says it does! Thank you!” “I love your product Even though I have the ability to download PSTs directly from O365, I use FEC every time Why? Because FEC works EVERY time and “O365 export to PST” fails more often than it works ” “FEC has proven to be successful for every project that I’ve used it on I recommend it wholeheartedly ” Authenticating into the target mailbox is often the first hurdle when acquiring emails Forensic Email Collector makes this a breeze with three powerful options

FEC supports modern authentication via OAuth 2 0 when working with O365, Gmail / G Suite, and Microsoft’s consumer accounts such as Hotmail and Outlook com This allows both multi-factor authentication workflows and single sign-on (SSO) solutions such as Okta No need to enable “access for less secure apps”

Using FEC Remote Authenticator, custodians can authenticate FEC with their Gmail, G Suite, O365, and Microsoft consumer accounts from their own computer—Mac or PC They can clearly see what data FEC has access to, and can revoke that access once the acquisition is complete No need to share any passwords! Who wants to learn everyone’s password or track end-users down to get authentication tokens when acquiring a large number of mailboxes from the same organization? FEC makes it possible to use a single set of administrator-level credentials to access end-user mailboxes when acquiring from G Suite, O365, or on-premises Exchange

We have created Forensic Email Collector with the final act in mind—the courtroom During each acquisition, FEC captures server metadata such as IMAP UIDs, Gmail message and thread IDs, internal dates, and numerous MAPI properties from Exchange servers These values are then decoded and presented in an effective way to make your investigation a success

If there was a hidden timestamp in that thread ID, wouldn’t you want to know about it before you wrote your expert report? Some of the world’s most prestigious organizations—from law enforcement agencies to law firms, corporations, and service providers—trust Forensic Email Collector to secure email evidence in mission-critical projects

Its accuracy, reliability, and outstanding performance make Forensic Email Collector the go-to tool of professionals for anything from single mailbox collections to enterprise-wide email preservation projects

Calendars, Contacts & Notes

Forensic Email Collector doesn’t stop at emails You can also forensically acquire events from Google Calendars and appointments, contacts, and notes from Exchange servers

Just like emails, these items can be exported in MSG and PST formats in addition to generic formats such as iCalendar ( ics) and vCard ( vcf) depending on item type

Forensic Email Collector can connect to most popular email servers and cloud email providers You are not stuck with IMAP or POP for forensic email preservation

Office 365 & Exchange via EWS

FEC can connect to Exchange servers—including Office 365—via Exchange Web Services You can preserve emails faster and more accurately, and without having to configure the target Exchange server for IMAP access

Gmail & G Suite via REST API

FEC authenticates with Gmail and G Suite using OAuth and forensically acquires mailboxes at eye-watering speeds via Gmail API Say goodbye to downloading the same message multiple times because of overlapping labels

FEC uses Microsoft Graph API to connect to O365 mailboxes as well as Microsoft’s consumer accounts such as Hotmail, Outlook com, and Live Graph API provides support for modern authentication and powerful search capabilities

FEC connects to IMAP & POP servers in a read-only manner and preserves email evidence without modifying the target mailbox Outlook com, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Zoho, iCloud and AOL Mail are just a few supported providers

Exchange, Office 365, Graph, Exchange Web Services, EWS, Gmail, and G Suite are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them

It’s in The Details

We have added a few features to FEC to make sure it is a joy to use

When preserving email evidence from an Exchange server, you may not immediately know the Exchange Web Services (EWS) endpoint URL FEC utilizes the Exchange Autodiscover service to automatically configure itself using the target email address and password

FEC includes built-in connection profiles—including host name, protocol, port and SSL settings—for hundreds of popular domain names used by email service providers such as Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook com and iCloud If the target email address matches one of the profiles, server settings are populated automatically for you

As soon as you type the target email address, FEC checks the domain name to see if it fits one of the pre-configured profiles such as Gmail, Outlook com, Yahoo, etc If it does not, it looks up the mail exchanger records (MX records) to determine the mail servers handling email messaging for the target user’s domain

Full IMAP Audit Trail

When you use the IMAP protocol, FEC keeps a detailed log of IMAP communications with the server in addition to its standard acquisition and exception logs You can do a play-by-play of what FEC asked the server and how the server responded if that’s your thing