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/AVG Secure Browser, and NAVER Whale, broadens recovery capabilities across mobile ecosystems.
Comprehensive Browser Updates:
Added support for regional browsers such as Cốc Cốc, QQ Browser, and Mi Browser, maintaining complete coverage of global browser variants.
Improvements
Enhanced Data Extraction Reliability: Improved handling of Opera v6.1 (iOS History) and UC Browser v15 (Android Logins) for greater data recovery consistency.
Optimised Performance: Increased processing stability and efficiency when recovering large data sets.
Resolved Issues
- Fixed an intermittent FoundItemStoreException that could occur when adding items during search operations.
HstEx® Change Log
The full list of changes can be found here: HstEx® v6.1 Change Log.
Release Notes for NetAnalysis® Version 4.1
Don't forget to review the new features and updates in NetAnalysis®. Release notes and change log can be found here: NetAnalysis® v4.1 Release Notes.