WinHex
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| WinHex | |
|---|---|
| Developer | X-Ways |
| Stable release | 21.0
/ December 13, 2023 |
| Repository |
|
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Hex editor |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
WinHex is a commercial disk editor and universal hexadecimal editor (hex editor) used for data recovery and digital forensics.[1] WinHex includes academic and forensic practitioners,[2] the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hewlett-Packard, National Semiconductor, law enforcement agencies, and other companies with data recovery and protection needs.[3]
WinHex is compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems.[4]
Features
[edit | edit source]WinHex's features are as follows:[5]
- Read and directly edit hard drives (FAT and NTFS), floppy disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, CompactFlash cards and other media
- Read and directly edit random-access memory (RAM)
- Interpret 20 data types
- Edit partition tables, boot sectors, and other data structures using templates
- Join and split files
- Analyze and compare files
- Search and replace
- Clone and image drives
- Recover data
- Encrypt files (AES-128)
- Create hashes and checksums
- Wipe drives
Forensics features with a Specialist license include:[5][6]
- Gather free and slack space
- Search for text based on keywords
- Create tab-delimited tables of drive contents
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ WinHex 15.9 Archived 2016-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, CNET. January 23, 2011.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
