RE: 'touch' on Win32

From: H C (keydet89at_private)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2002 - 04:22:11 PST

  • Next message: Steve McMahon: "RE: 'touch' on Win32"

    I'm failing to see the point of this response.
    
    > A Win32 port of the Unix touch utility is available
    > at
    > http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/.  This port is a
    > native Win32
    > application and does not require Cygwin or a perl
    > interpreter.  
    
    My original post never said, "Hey look at this new
    thing I've done."  In fact, I am fully aware that it
    isn't new at all.  The Perl script that I wrote was
    intended to show, programmatically, *how* this is
    done.  The SetFileTime() API, for example, doesn't
    seem to require Administrator privileges.
    
    Further, the script I wrote changes all of the
    FILETIMES, not just last access and modification.
    
    The issue I see is that this sort of functionality
    could have potentially devastating effects on
    forensics analysis and prosecution...which is the
    reason I asked the questions in my original post
    (neither of which, by the way, was "where can I get
    another touch utility?").
    
    I have spoken to a few individuals who have experience
    in the forensics field from the LE perspective. 
    Fortunately, none of the ones I spoke to have seen
    this sort of functionality in place during an
    investigation.
    
    Carv
    
    
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