[sleuthkit-users] [OT] Bulk_extractor and SSN's

[Grundy B. J T. <Bar...@ti...>]

Good Afternoon,

Looking for a quick answer, so I thought I'd post here for cross users.

I've been using bulk_extractor for awhile, and it works well.  I'm come across an instance where I need to find SSN's (in the thousands) in an image.  While there are other ways to do it, I really like the feature file and histogram output of BE.  There's some very confusing info on the web regarding the 'accts' scanner and SSN's.  Is it able to find the numbers or not?  It has not worked for me on test files, but I've found a number of references that mention it should (The BitCurator Wiki on BE scanners, for example).

I've used the "-f [regexp]" option, but was still wondering if there is a built in scanner.

Thanks,

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
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