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plaso (Forensic Super-Timeline)

Plaso is the Python based back-end engine used by tools such as
log2timeline for automatic creation of a super timelines. The goal of
log2timeline (and thus plaso) is to provide a single tool that can parse
various log files and forensic artifacts from computers and related
systems, such as network equipment to produce a single correlated
timeline. This timeline can then be easily analysed by forensic
investigators/analysts, speeding up investigations by correlating the
vast amount of information found on an average computer system.

Please pay close attention to the build order for plaso and its
requirements (particularly dfvfs).  Read the README files and do NOT
rely on automated package tools.