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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.