Python scripts for parsing the index file and individual cache files from the cache2 folder of Firefox defaulted on in version 32
##Blogs
Written by @JamesHabben:
http://encase-forensic-blog.guidancesoftware.com/2015/02/firefox-cache2-storage-breakdown.html
Written by @sandersonforens:
http://sandersonforensics.com/forum/content.php?216-Converting-the-new-Firefox-cache2-files-to-an-SQLite-DB-for-investigating
##Usage
usage: firefox-cache2-file-parser.py [-h] [-f FILE] [-d DIRECTORY] [-o OUTPUT]
Parse Firefox cache2 files in a directory or individually.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f FILE, --file FILE single cache2 file to parse
-d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
directory with cache2 files to parse
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
CSV output file
usage: firefox-cache2-index-parser.py [-h] [-o OUTPUT] file
Parse Firefox cache2 index file.
positional arguments:
file index file to parse
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
CSV output file
#Commercial Tools Parsing Cache2
| Company | Tool | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Detective | NetAnalysis & HstEx | http://www.digital-detective.net/digital-forensic-software/netanalysis/ |
| Foxton Software | Browser History Viewer (Free) | http://forensic-software.co.uk/browser-history-viewer/ |
| NirSoft | MozillaCacheView (Free) | http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mozilla_cache_viewer.html |
| Magnet Software | Internet Evidence Finder | http://www.magnetforensics.com/ |
