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You're reading from Learning Android Forensics Analyze Android devices with the latest forensic tools and techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789131017

Length 328 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Forensics

Authors (3):

Oleg Skulkin

Donnie Tindall

Rohit Tamma

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing Android Forensics

2. Setting up the Android Forensic Environment FREE CHAPTER

3. Understanding Data Storage on Android Devices

4. Extracting Data Logically from Android Devices

5. Extracting Data Physically from Android Devices

6. Recovering Deleted Data from an Android Device

7. Forensic Analysis of Android Applications

8. Android Forensic Tools Overview

9. Identifying Android Malware

10. Android Malware Analysis

11. Other Books You May Enjoy

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ADB backup extractions

Google implemented ADB backup functionality beginning in Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. This allows users (and forensic examiners) to back up application data to a local computer over ADB. This process does not require root and is therefore highly useful for forensic purposes. However, it does not acquire every application installed on the device. When a developer makes a new app, it is set to allow backups by default, but this can be changed by the developer. In practice, it seems the vast majority of developers leave the default setting, which means that backups do capture most third-party applications. Unfortunately, most Google applications disable backups; full application data from apps such as Gmail and Google Maps won't be included. The same can be said about most messengers—its data isn't available in ADB backups.

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Authors (3)

Oleg Skulkin

Oleg Skulkin is the Head of Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory at Group-IB. Oleg has worked in the fields of digital forensics, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence and research for over a decade, fueling his passion for uncovering new techniques used by hidden adversaries. Oleg has authored and co-authored multiple blog posts, papers, and books on related topics and holds GCFA and GCTI certifications.

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Tindall

Donnie Tindall is a Principal Incident Response Consultant with the Crypsis Group, where he handles incident response engagements encompassing the full lifecycle of cyber security events. His corporate and consulting background is primarily in conducting sensitive forensics examinations for federal government clients, particularly the U.S. military and the Intelligence Community. Before moving into Incident Response, Donnie had an extensive background in mobile forensics, application security research, and exploitation. He is also an IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner and former Community Instructor of FOR585, the SANS Institute's smartphone forensics course.

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Rohit Tamma

Rohit Tamma is a senior program manager currently working with Microsoft. With over 10 years of experience in the field of security, his background spans management and technical consulting roles in the areas of application and cloud security, mobile security, penetration testing, and secure coding. Rohit has also co-authored Learning Android Forensics, from Packt, which explain various ways to perform forensics on mobile platforms. You can contact him on Twitter at @RohitTamma.

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