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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.