Zimbra was initially developed by Zimbra, Inc. and currently it is owned by Telligent System since July 2013. Zimbra Desktop is a desktop email client application that stores users’ email messages, calendar, contact and many other mailbox items. Due to free and open source application, it is used widely by users. It is compatible with any POP (Post Office Protocol) or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) client, including Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft Exchange.
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is a collaborative system that is used to synchronize the Zimbra Desktop data with Microsoft Outlook. A ZDB is an email data file created by Zimbra Connector for Microsoft Outlook. The default location of Zimbra.zdb file is:
In Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft \Outlook
In Window 8/7/Vista: C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
With the extensive use of Zimbra Desktop emailing service, it has also become the host for cyber criminals to perform their illegal activities. To view and extract the evidence from Zimbra.zdb file, experts need sophisticated methodology.
ZDB files are found only in Zimbra Desktop client. There might be a situation in which experts need to view and analyze the .zdb file. So far, there is no manual procedure to examine it. At this stage, techies need to rely on third-party solutions. Zimbra ZDB viewer is one such tool that is especially designed to perform forensic investigation on Zimbra. The software is developed to enhance the investigation process in least efforts of time. Let’s discuss the key features of tool in details.
Software Features and System Requirements
File Size: 6.4 MB
Software Version: 2.0
Operating System Supported – Windows 10 and all the below versions
Processor – 1 GHz
RAM – 512 MB
Hard Disk Space – 10 MB
The software for viewing and carving evidence for Zimbra.zdb file was so far not found. However, ZDB File Viewer proves to be a complete platform to perform investigation on .zdb file. With the above mentioned proficiencies, software ensures to analyze and carve artifacts without making any changes. The bunch of view modes is one of the most corking options that application offers to view ZDB file from every slant.