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 got a forensic image (E01 format) and was told it was “stripped” so there would be no way to launch it into a virtual machine. Initially I tried using a manual process involving VMware Professional to launch the forensic image into a VM, but it entered Automatic Repair every time Windows started to boot. After enough frustration I got an Arsenal license and used Arsenal Image Mounter to launch a VM immediately after mounting the forensic image... and Windows not only booted with no problems (despite what I had been told earlier) but I was able to use the Windows authentication and DPAPI bypasses to access some very interesting secrets."
Federal Law Enforcement (Romania)
It's Been A Game Changer
“We had been using the free version of Arsenal Image Mounter just as an alternative for mounting disk images. We recently discovered the Professional Mode’s “Launch VM” capabilities and it’s been a game changer. Anyone who wants to save a few hours tinkering with settings to virtualize evidence should look into AIM. And yes, obviously the Windows authentication and DPAPI bypasses save time (and provide unique capability) too. I’m typically seeing from two to five minutes to launch a disk image (usually E01) into a virtual machine and end up at the Windows Desktop.”
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.