HADES
Hidden Artifact Detection
&
EXIF Scanner
HADES is a patent-pending technology, designed to meet the highest standards of digital forensics, operational security, and regulatory compliance.
Developed by DarkHorse Information Security, HADES is a next-generation metadata intrusion detection platform built to detect hidden threats embedded in image, video, and audio files. Whether you're analyzing a suspicious JPEG, MP4, or MP3, HADES uncovers what others miss—malicious metadata, steganographic payloads, and embedded PII—before they compromise your systems.
🔍 Advanced Detection Engine
- AI-assisted pattern recognition
- YARA signature matching for malicious EXIF payloads
- PII detection (emails, IPs, GPS, phone numbers)
- Base64-encoded executable discovery
- Timestamp forensics to catch forgery or manipulation
- Supports JPG, webp, HEIC, MP4, MOV, MP3, WAV, FLAC
🛡️ Secure Sandboxed Viewer
- Runs in a Docker-isolated, read-only environment
- Never executes scripts or dynamic content
- Highlights suspicious metadata fields with heatmaps
- Supports image, video, and audio previews in a secure container
📤 Auto-Reporting & Cloud Sync
- Flags suspicious files for reporting
- Redacts sensitive metadata before upload
- Auto-syncs anonymized reports to the HADES Cloud (toggleable)
- Generates structured JSON or forensic-grade reports
🧼 Metadata Sanitization
- Strip all metadata or target specific fields
- Restore from backups easily
- Customizable sanitization policies (GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001)
🖥️ Interfaces
- CLI: Lightweight scanner for forensic workflows
- GUI: Cross-platform app with dashboards and viewer
🎓 Training Mode (Educational Version)
- Sandboxed training mode with safe, simulated threats
- Ideal for cybersecurity training, schools, and CTF events