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AgapeMobiTool upgrades itself with some new features and high speed cell phone data acquisition. MobiTool acquires data from GSM/CDMA 3G SIM cards. It captures Text Messages, Phonebook, Call Logs, IMEI number, Battery Status, and Phone Information from GSM/CDMA 3G SIMCARDS even if it is deleted.

MobiTool acquires data from mobile phone memory including Pictures, Video’s, Audio’s and Themes. Some more features are it performs Physical and Logical Acquisition, Text, Hex & ASCII data viewing options is available and Generate report using XML style sheet.

Agape MobiTool reserved data integrity by MD5 & SHA1 & SHA512. AgapeMobiTool is forensically valid software for acquiring & decoding data stored in Mobile phone & SIM. It maintains chain of events to find information from a device for investigation purposes.

Below is the 10 day trail version download for Agape MobiTool Software

http://www.agapeinc.in/blue/agape-mobitool.php

What to do if there is a need to conduct a forensic investigation on iPhone device? In view of the fact that the iPhone is quickly becoming the market leader in mobile devices, the need for law enforcement agencies to perform forensic analysis of these devices is beginning to surface. It incorporates desktop-like features in an easy-to-use mobile package as a result of which many are likely to use it as a primary device for various forms of data and communication.

The wide availability, popularity & the expanding capabilities of iPhones make them attractive weapons to perpetuate an attack. This is fueling a discussion about how to deal with these devices when it comes to forensic investigations since existing forensic tools are miserably missing their skill to perform deep level of recovery. The object is to pinpoint that digital evidence can be easily modified, and the tricky step to make sure, your panel is taking suitable steps in the handling of the device. At this time, this area appears to by lacking for solutions.

Agape Inc put forward “Agape I-Phone Restore” which is specially dedicated software tool for iPhones that allows for the extract, decode, analyze and reporting of data. It extracts the data from 2G & 3G iPhone. It offers helpful features as follows:-

• Data integrity reserved by SHA512 to make use of proof in court of law purpose

• Performs bit to bit data acquisition

• Data recovery of entire raw user disk partition

• Extract voicemail, images, email, and other personal data

• Extract map lookups, cache, and other data stored in file system

• Extract complete system files from iPhone

• Extract address book, text messages, media files, and all other possible data from iPhone database

• Supports Text & ASCII data viewing

• Generate report in XML and HTML format

• Support Windows 2000, XP, Vista

For Further Product Information & price information mail us at: info[at]agapeinc.in (replace [at] with @) or visit us at www.agapeinc.in

To log online Cyber Crime Complaint call our Toll Free No. at 1800 209 6789 (For India Only)

Jayesh Bellani
Executive: Fraud Management System

Over Last 20 years, the number of mobile phone subscribers in the world has grown from a mere handful to more than 3 billion. It is estimated that more than 1,000 new customers are adding up for mobile services every minute around the world. Consequently, the use of mobile phones connected to criminal activity is on the rise and the invention of Third Generation technology has made effect on security further vulnerable, since this service incorporates MMS, Multimedia Service but more importantly includes videotalk. Now a days, Mobiles are used for e-commerce and the relevance of Mobile Evidence are of   greater importance. The forensic examination of mobile phones is complicated by the fact that each new model requires different analysis tools and investigative techniques. The developers of mobile phone forensic tools struggle to keep pace with changing technologies and capabilities of modern day devices.

Today,  you need multiple products & tools to cover the different  Mobile Phone like GSM Phones, CDMA Phones, TDMA Phones and PDA  to extract vital information like Call log ,the Phone book, SMS messages, Ring tones, Pictures, e-mails and video clips and deleted sms stored in the mobile either on the SIM card or a flash memory card.

On the other hand, AgapeMobiTool provides all in one Solution with added features which enable:
(1)  Acquisition of data from GSM/CDMA 3G SIM cards including text messages, phonebook,  call logs, Network information, IMSI Number.
(2)  Recovers deleted data from GSM/CDMA 3G SIMCARDS.
(3)  Supports with infrared, Bluetooth and serial cables.
(4)  Acquire data like Text messages, Phonebook, Call logs, IMEI Number, Battery Status, Phone Information.
(5)  Acquisition of data from mobile phone memory including pictures, video’s, Audio’s    Themes.
(6)  Retrieve Active & deleted e-mails.
(7)  Perform both Physical and Logical Acquisition.
(8)  Text, Hex & ASCII data viewing options available
(9)  Generate report using XML stylesheet.

AgapeMobiTool is forensically Sound software since it is incorporated with the MD5 & SHA1 & SHA512 Hash Algorithm to ensure data integrity for the Court of Law Purpose.

For Further Product Information & price information mail us at: info[at]agapeinc.in (replace [at] with @) or visit us at www.agapeinc.in.

To log online Cyber Crime Complaint call our Toll Free No. at 1800 209 6789 (For India Only)

Jayesh Bellani
Executive: Fraud Management System

The biggest mobile forensic conference is around the corner. Mobile Forensics World – 09 which is on may 26-30, 2009 is the ONLY Conference specifically dedicated to Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Forensic Specialists, Corporate and Private Forensic Examiners, the Intelligence Community, Military and Homeland Security Agencies, Industry Leaders, and Academic Researchers performing Mobile Forensics.

Mobile Device Forensics (Mobile Phones, GPS, etc.), Advanced Techniques of Mobile Forensics, SIM/USIM Card Analysis, Cell Site Analysis, Mobile Spyware, Hex Dumps and Flashing, Call Data Record Analysis, and other Mobile Forensics Applications and Research.

Sponsored by Purdue University, The conference is going to take place at Chicago Police Training Academy and the O’Hare Marriott Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Starting from 26 May there will be a two day training session in which you will be given a crime scene to investigate and a set of Call Detail Records for your suspect followed by the presentations from the gurus in mobile forensic on various topics like Low Level iPhone Forensics, Mobile Device Forensics, Blackberry Forensics and more.

Follow the link to view the schedule.

With the rise in mobile usage for real world applications, the menace of hackers is also set to increase during 2009. India added seven million GSM users in November 2008. The graph is set to grow in 2009, primarily because more people are turning towards smart phones that run on operating systems. “These phones have large amount of money and real world applications similar to a desktop or laptop. As mobile usage continues to grow, so will mobile virus attacks.

As these smart devices increasingly feature expanded bandwidth and functionality, they are being used more like a PC than a phone. Essentially, smart phones are now being used the same way as computers and are accessing the same information. While the aim of attacks targeting mobile devices are similar to those targeting PCs – to obtain confidential information for financial

Spam does not spare mobile phones too. For instance, in March 2008, a massive spam attack hit nearly 200 million Chinese mobile phone users – approximately half of China’s total mobile population received unwanted text messages from seven online advertising firms.

2009 would see more threats make money out of mobile technologies. As mobile phones and other handheld devices become more interconnected with their desktop counterparts, more threats to attempt to “cross over” multiple machines and devices via common application platforms (e.g., .NET, JAVA, etc.) are to be expected. Because the smart phones today run more like a regular PC, we need to treat them like regular PCs.

Adnan Patel
Executive: Fraud Management Services

With iPhone quickly becoming the market leader in mobile devices, the need for law enforcement personnel to perform forensic analysis of these devices is beginning to surface. Agape found it obligatory to design a tool which can retrieve data from iPhone in a forensically manner i.e. data which can be admissible in the Court of law.

Agape I-Phone Restore which is in its final testing stage will be available in market soon.
I-Phone Restore is valid software for accuring and decoding data stored in 2G & 3G I-Phone.
Features:

1 Data integrity reserved by MD5 & SHA1 & SHA512.
2 Acquisition of data I- Phone including text messages, phonebook, call logs.
3 Recovers deleted data from GSM/CDMA 3G SIMCARDS.
4 Acquisition of data from mobile phone memory including pictures, video’s, Audio’s Themes.
5 Text, Hex & ASCII data viewing options available.
6 Generate report using XML style sheet
7 Supported Win 2000, XP, Vista

As the mobile phone become inevitable in every business process and makes the life easier. It is considered that use of mobile phone increases transparency and accountability as well as maximizes the business profit also. The versatile function of mobile phone makes it very popular in every age group. In the present scenario mobile phone become identity of person. Mobile phones the only thing that is common to every single criminal from a petty thief to a king-pin who specialises in kidnapping industrialists. The latest challenge in front of police intelligence department is to track down a mobile phone. “If some body is calling from a land-line, it is a matter of a few seconds for us to track down the caller. But it becomes difficult when the same call is made from a mobile phone,” said a senior official of the city police special branch. (Time of India, 23.2.08)….read more

Author: Prabhat Tiwari
Manager: Fraud Management Services

If you’re planning to buy a new smartphone, you might want to read this post.

Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) researchers have discovered a security flaw in the operating system of a high-profile smartphone, this time it’s a vulnerability in the G1, also known as the Google phone. This is the second time in about 15 months that ISE researchers have discovered a security flaw smartphones. Charlie Miller, a well-known security researcher and hacker and principal security analyst at ISE, discovered that in putting together the operating system for the G1, known as Android, Google used some older open-source software that had known flaws, resulting in a vulnerability in Android itself.

Here is Miller’s description of the problem:

A user of an Android phone who uses the web browser to surf the internet may be exploited if they visit a malicious page. Upon visiting the malicious site, the attacker can run any code they wish with the privileges of the web browser application. We have a very reliable exploit for this issue for demonstration purposes. This exploit will not be released until a fix is available.

The Android security architecture is very well constructed and the impact of this attack is somewhat limited by it. A successful attacker will have access to any information the browser may use, such as cookies used for accessing sites, information put into web application form fields, saved passwords, etc. They may also change the way the browser works, tricking the user into entering sensitive information. However, they can not control other, unrelated aspects of the phone, such as dialing the phone directly. This is in contrast, for example, with Apple’s iPhone which does not have this application sandboxing feature and allows access to all features available to the user when compromised.

Miller and other ISE researchers last year found one of the first security problems with the iPhone, a flaw that enabled attackers to compromise the phones using a malicious Web page. The attack allowed an attacker to read the victim’s SMS messages, address book, call log and other stored data.

Jonathan Zdziarski, who has been an iPhone hacker has already demonstrated lot of bugs in Apple’s iPhone. And now the G1, barely two months old is being ripped apart for security concerns. It has been known that Google is aware of the problem with the G1 and is working on a fix.

Agape Inc, one of the leading computer & mobile forensics & security technology company has joined force with another global technology service provider: RADIUS-ED to form a state of the art work force known under the brand name “AGAPE-RADIUS.”

With Agape’s expertise in mobile forensics and the extensive work field experience of Radius-ED in mobile marketing has resulted in this alliance to be one of its kind. This will provide a common platform wherein you can get the finest mobile marketing services (E.g. G1, SMS assure, IPM, etc) to generate revenue for your business globally. Putting together the cutting edge solution of bulk mobile sms’ing with added safety creates a hi-tech package that can adhere the next generation.

Bulk SMS marketing has attained lot of importance as it enables companies to directly reach to their customers. But this involves making the use of technology and with technology comes the need of security. This is where Agape Inc makes its presence felt by providing technical expertise for keeping the complete process highly secure. Through this new venture Agape-Radius has developed a dynamic & interactive marketing strategy by targeting the fundamental upbringing and thinking beyond imagination to create a relationship with value for its privileged customers. Thus, Agape Radius-ED network of direct operator connections delivers messages from mobile business applications to mobile subscribers worldwide.

For more information on our solutions and various mobile marketing plans, visit Agape-Radius website.

Paraben Corporation, the industry leader in handheld and mobile forensics, had launched  their mobile forensic certification program – PCME. Paraben’s Certified Mobile Examiner is the premier industry certification for mobile forensic examiners. Digital forensic examiners are faced with more and more types of digital evidence. The need for specialized mobile forensic examiners has created a need for certification. The certification requirements are stringent and solid which will make sure that the best examiners are only awarded the certification, thereby helping the forensic community. Thus, PCME is must for you as not only will it test your skills in handling the latest technologies, but it will also help in giving you a strong foothold in the forensic industry.

Paraben has based its training on a slightly different approach than other companies with a comprehensive 360° system that covers not only how to use technology but how the underlying device technology works. Having the company do a certification for mobile forensics was a natural progression. But Paraben has held its commitment to quality training by awarding the best certification out there. Unlike other training programs, Paraben’s PCME doesn’t focus solely on cell phones. This comprehensive approach to certification keeps in line with Paraben’s 360° approach to forensics. By covering cell phones, PDAs, hybrid devices, SIM cards, and even GPS devices and by combining both theory and device knowledge with practical examinations and thorough testing, Paraben’s certified examiners will be prepared for whatever the world of handheld forensics throws at them.

Details about how to become PCME certified can be found at Paraben’s training website at: http://www.paraben-training.com/pcme.html