Many Windows®-based disk image mounting solutions mount the contents of disk images as shares or partitions, rather than complete (aka "physical or "real") disks, which limits their usefulness to digital forensics practitioners and others. Arsenal Image Mounter mounts the contents of disk images as complete disks in Windows, allowing users to benefit from disk-specific features like integration with Disk Manager, launching virtual machines (and then bypassing Windows authentication and DPAPI), managing BitLocker-protected volumes, mounting Volume Shadow Copies, and more.
“Just wanted to share a great experience with Arsenal Image Mounter (AIM). I had a Windows 10 machine, an encrypted MacBook Pro and also an unsupported PIN-locked iPhone. Passwords and PINs weren’t available so I could only access the Windows 10 image and I could see some stored Edge passwords that were showing “encrypted” in AXIOM. I vaguely remembered reading a thread in the Digital Forensics Discord about Arsenal’s features to view the passwords by running the image as a VM, so I found that thread and then tried AIM. Sure enough, AIM bruteforced the Windows account PIN in under 8 seconds which got me access to the passwords. One password unlocked the Mac, and the Windows PIN unlocked the phone! Just thought it was awesome and more people should be aware of the tool if they’re not using it already!”
Sam Law Enforcement (UK)
Worked Flawlessly
"Arsenal Image Mounter’s ability to mount a disk image and launch it into a VM has worked flawlessly since our department purchased the software over the past year. Being able to interact with a subject’s Windows environment as the user would have has helped our non-technical investigation teams gain a better understanding of a subject’s lifestyle, interests, and technical ability. In one such case, with appropriate legal approval, we used AIM to mount an image, launch a VM, expose it to the Internet, and connect to a service with the subject’s previously logged-in and authenticated application in order to secure and obtain over 1TB of CSAE material. Mark and his team have always been very responsive to any queries or technical issues faced along the way."
Buy an Arsenal license and choose a subscription length (see the increasing discounts!) that works best for you. Want to try AIM first? Download AIM now and use its free functionality, or email sales to evaluate Professional Mode.