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X-Ways Forensics Dongle

As a genuinely licensed user of X-Ways Forensics, you are provided with a small sophisticated USB hardware device that unlocks the software. Currently (November 2009) dongles are mailed by us on these weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Our dongle has the following advantages:

  • The dongle driver does not need to be installed under 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista, and it is already included in Windows 98 SE/Me. No reboot is required after attaching the dongle. Since X-Ways Forensics does not need to be installed either, that means you can run X-Ways Forensics directly on a live machine from media such as a CD or USB stick, without unnecessarily destroying data by overwriting free space on the subject drive, without unnecessary changes to the system registry, etc.

  • The dongle does not act as a USB mass storage device, but as a human interface device (HID), just like a USB mouse. Like that, the dongle usually is not affected by USB port security locks enforced by administration.

  • The software may be installed on several of your computers at the same time even if you only own a single license, for your convenience. Attaching the dongle renders an installation executable. A dongle can be quickly exchanged between different computers.

  • Your license is represented by a physical object simple to connect to your system. Install X-Ways Forensics, plug in the key and everything works. This simplifies matters compared to previously installing and then making sure you have the correct license codes placed in the correct directory.

  • You can store textual information inside the dongle from within X-Ways Forensics. Use this to have notes always available when working with X-Ways Forensics or simply to personalize your dongle with your name and address. The dongle could thus be a good place to store some hints, best-practice procedures or the like you wish to keep handy when using X-Ways Forensics.

  • The dongle helps us to protect against software piracy and consequently to keep prices reasonably low.

Weight: approx. 7 g ~ 110 grains ~ 1/4 ounce per pc
Dimensions: 5.3 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm or 2.07 × 0.62 × 0.37 inches
Color: green
Material value declared when mailing the dongle overseas: EUR 6

As a licensed user of X-Ways Forensics until further notice you will continue to have the option to run WinHex with the same full functionality as X-Ways Forensics, plus the ability to edit disk sectors, with a special WinHex version that also requires the dongle.

Please note that we will replace malfunctioning dongles (i.e. errors not related to a loose connection at the USB port) at no cost if sent back to us. Physically damaged dongles can usually be replaced for a reasonable fee if sent back to us. Please note that we will not replace lost or stolen dongles. To receive another dongle you need to purchase another license.

X-Ways Forensics Dongle for Disk Imaging

As a genuinely licensed user of X-Ways Forensics you may buy more licenses for usage of X-Ways Forensics as a disk imaging tool, at a special rate. For each such license you will receive an additional dongle that only unlocks this function in the software (Tools | Open Disk, File | Create Disk Image). The contents of the sectors are displayed in a hex and a text column; the directory browser shows the partitions on physical disks. You can image entire physical disks or individual partitions, sector-wise, and create either raw images or .e01 evidence files. The so-called technical details report is output at that occasion, too. Almost all other functions and display elements are grayed out/not available. You can use the same software download as for ordinary dongles. The special dongles just for disk imaging are compatible with X-Ways Forensics from version 15.4 SR-7.

Order dongles for disk imaging

These licenses for imaging only were introduced based on a request from a major customer in the US. The request was based on performance tests in which X-Ways Forensics compared very favorably with other imaging tools, especially when used together with hardware write blockers.