[nfbcs] Looking for anyone doing computer forensics

[Blaine Clark]

I haven't done the following myself, but here are directions for 
building a set of fully accessible forensics tools you may want to look 
over. I have used the stock Vinux Live DVD to recover a couple of files 
from a crashed and non-booting Win-7 laptop of a friend, but that's as 
far as I have gone with it on crashed and non-responsive systems.

If there are any computer techs or computer geeks out there who have had 
to give up some portions of their vocation or hobby because of sight 
loss which makes working on crashed computers impossible or who wish to 
experiment in a field they've never been able to access, there is now an 
alternative. One of the Vinux users and developers has used Vinux to 
build a Live DVD recovery and rebuild utility for Microsoft and Linux 
systems. Vinux gives the vision impaired computer technician or computer 
geek the Linux screen readers and Braille display abilities in order to 
work on some of what used to be among the most inaccessible portions of 
computer work and the utilities used permit the saving of files, 
repairing of files, repairing the infamous Windows registry, removing 
viruses, even root-kit viruses from Microsoft. This can give those who 
would like to learn about computer forensics, but up until now were 
unable because of vision problems a great opportunity to do so.

For any who are interested or just curious the developer has outlined 
the steps he used to create this tool on this web page, 
http://donaldmarang.org/Vinux-IFL.php. Not all of the tools or programs 
used are free, but most are quite reasonably priced and can be purchased 
through the links he's provided on the web page. There are free 
alternatives to several of the forensics programs available, but their 
accessibility is either lacking or has not been fully evaluated. The 
base of the DVD which is Vinux is of course, free.