Outlook mailbox parsing with Intella
Intella is a very powerful digital forensic and eDiscovery tool capable of processing, searching, and analyzing Electronically Stored Information (ESI). One of its main features is visual analytics. This feature can help an examiner to understand the ESI and custodian relationships better. In this recipe, we will show you how to parse an Outlook mailbox with this tool.
Getting ready
If you don't have a valid Intella license, you can get a free 14-day trial version from Vound Software's website (check the See also section). You will also need a PST
or OST
file to follow this recipe. It's easy to get one: simply use your own email address with Outlook, then go to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
and get your file. This will be your evidence source, in our case an OST
file.
Note
PST files are used for POP3, IMAP, and web-based mail accounts, while OST files are used when a user has an Exchange account and wants to work offline.