CHALLENGE
While performing investigation, investigators can acquire ZDB files, which are created by the “Zimbra Connector for Outlook” when synchronized with Outlook application. However, its access can be challenging due to anonymity of this file.
SOLUTION
ZDB file viewer is a suitable source to perform examination and investigation on these ZDB files and emails. It is integrated with several analytical facilities in order to analyze the file structure and emails stored in it. It also has several views for details examination of emails.
Free ZDB File Viewer provides preview of Zimbra emails of ZDB files created by Zimbra Connector for MS Outlook application. Emails can be opened listed in the preview or individual emails can be viewed for analysis.
Zimbra Mail Viewer allows viewing the various types of attachments (documents, images, ppt etc) embedded to the emails. This provides investigators scope of examining attachments to dig out traces for evidence through attachments.
Tool has facility to provide core details of the emails. Technical attributes as size of email, sender, recipient, subject, etc. is displayed in the preview of the listed emails, which can help to validate the emails.
Free ZDB File Viewer imposes no size limitation to open ZDB file (Mails, Contacts, Calenders etc) and this allows investigators to probe into databases of unlimited size. Multiple databases can be viewed using this reader one by one.
Free Zimbra Mail Viewer facilitates with multiple types of views to dig deeper into the emails and the headers of emails. It provides different views like; Hex View, Message Header View, HTML View, MIME view, etc.
Zimbra ZDB viewer supports all versions of Windows Operating System. It also supports advance version, Windows 8.1. In this way database created by Zimbra Connector for Outlook can be examined thoroughly.
System Specifications
Limitations –
Demo Edition of the Sqlite Forensic Explorer tool - Previews of all the recovered components. But to Export in PDF & CSV format, you need to Purchase full edition of the Sqlite Forensic Explorer.
This tool came very handy and helped me to view all the emails of ZDB file. I was not only able to read emails but contacts and calendars too. Its user-friendly interface is a plus point of this tool. Recommend this tool to view ZDB extension file.
Harris Amell, Toronto
Having such an amazing tool becomes an asset for the administrator and when such tools are available for free of cost, then it feels like icing on the cake. Another thing that I liked was helpful of the support staff.
Anastasia, Greece
There is no limitation on the number of databases for scrutinizing. However, users can add only single database at a time.
No. The software is designed to support ZDB files only which are created by Zimbra Connector for Outlook. It will not support databases of Zimbra application.
No. This ZDB file reader software is not an add-on utility and is a standalone application, which can be executed displaying its own interface.
Yes. ZDB viewer is compatible with all versions of Windows including Windows 8.1.
"I am not able to read xyz.zdb file in Windows before its was open in Mac OS. My hunch is that my ZDB file originally came from Mac OS maybe something has gone wrong during these transitions? Can i read ZDB file?"
Yes, sometimes when we transfer ZDB file from Mac OS to Windows it happen ZDB file can't be view but don't worry our ZDB file Reader will open this ZDB file and you can read corrupted ZDB file.
"I am not able to read my ZDB file, i was deleted my account from Zimbra and created new one in same. I am not able to browse ZDB file. I have a folder which contain 'local/abc.zdb’ but i am not able to open that ZDB file. Can i read ZDB file?"
Yes, if you have ZDB file then you can read your ZDB file and browse into your new account by the help of our ZDB file browser.