To capture evidence from the internet effectively, you’ll need tools designed for various tasks such as downloading content, taking screenshots, recording activities, scraping data, and preserving webpages. Here’s a comprehensive list categorised by functionality:

1. Capturing Screenshots and Videos

• Snagit (Website): This is for high-quality screenshots and video recordings.
• ShareX (Website): A free, open-source tool for capturing images and videos.
• OBS Studio (Website): Records screen activity and live streams.
• Lightshot (Website): A lightweight tool for quick screenshots.
• Fastone Capture (Website): A paid-for tool that provides fantastic tools for investigators.

2. Archiving Webpages

• Wayback Machine Chrome Extension (Website): Save snapshots of webpages to the Internet Archive.
• WebRecorder (Website): Captures interactive sessions and preserves websites offline.
• HTTrack (Website): Downloads entire websites for offline access.
• SingleFile (Website): A browser extension that saves web pages as a single HTML file.

3. Downloading and Preserving content

• Youtube-dl (Website): This is for downloading videos from YouTube and other platforms.
• 4K Video Downloader (Website): Downloads videos, playlists, and subtitles from multiple platforms.
• JDownloader (Website): Automates bulk downloads from websites.

4. Web Scraping Tools

• Scrapy (Website): A robust Python-based web scraping framework.
• Octoparse (Website): A no-code tool for extracting structured data from websites.
• ParseHub (Website): A visual web scraper for non-technical users.

5. Capturing Social Media Evidence

• Hunchly (Website): Captures and organises online investigations in real-time.
• Maltego (Website): Maps connections on social networks and other platforms.
• Phantombuster (Website): Extracts data from social media profiles and automates interactions.

6. Metadata and File Integrity Tools

• ExifTool (Website): Extracts metadata from images, videos, and files.
• HashMyFiles (Website): Generates file hashes to verify integrity.
• FotoForensics (Website): Analyses metadata and image authenticity.

7. Monitoring Website Changes

• Visualping (Website): Tracks and alerts on webpage changes.
• Distill.io (Website): Monitors and sends notifications for updates on websites.

8. Browser Extensions for Evidence Collection

• Fireshot (Website): Captures full-page screenshots and annotations.
• PageArchiver (Website): Archives web pages and saves them as MHTML files.
• Full Page Screen Capture (Website): Captures the entire webpage in one go.

9. Preserving Online Conversations and Chats

• Conversations Screenshot Tools: Use Snagit or ShareX to capture chat logs.
• PDF Printers: Save chat transcripts or pages as PDFs directly from browsers.
• Page2PDF (Website): Converts web pages into PDF files for easy documentation.

10. General Evidence Collection Frameworks

• OSINT Framework (Website): Provides structured workflows for gathering online evidence.
• Paladin Forensics Suite (Website): A digital forensic evidence collection toolkit, including online data.

Best Practices for Internet Evidence Collection

• Time Stamping: Always document the date and time evidence is collected.
• Hashing: Use tools like HashMyFiles to generate cryptographic hashes for file integrity.
• Documentation: Record every step of your investigation to ensure chain-of-custody compliance.

Let me know if you’d like a specific focus on any of these tools or need guidance on their usage!