Release Notes for HstEx® Version 6.1

HstEx® v6.1 extends its industry-leading forensic data recovery capabilities with comprehensive support for the latest desktop and mobile browsers. This update adds compatibility for hundreds of new browser versions, including Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi, across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS platforms. Enhanced extraction precision and improved reliability ensure HstEx® continues to deliver consistent, accurate results for modern investigations.


New Features

Extensive Browser Version Coverage

HstEx® now supports the newest releases of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave, as well as Opera One, Opera GX, Vivaldi, Yandex and a whole host of other browsers. This ensures investigators can recover artefacts from the most current browsing environments.

Expanded Mobile Support

New compatibility for Android and iOS browsers, including Opera Mini, Samsung Internet, UC Browser, Avast Secure Browser, AVG Secure Browser, and NAVER Whale. This broadens recovery capabilities across mobile ecosystems.

Improvements

  • Enhanced Data Extraction: Improved handling of Opera on iOS v6.1 and UC Browser on Android v15.

  • Optimised Performance: Increased processing stability and efficiency.

HstEx® Change Log

The full list of changes can be found here: HstEx® v6.1 Change Log.

Release Notes for NetAnalysis® Version 4.1

Please also review the new features and updates in NetAnalysis®. Release notes and change log can be found here: NetAnalysis® v4.1 Release Notes.