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Learning Android Forensics

You're reading from   Learning Android Forensics A hands-on guide to Android forensics, from setting up the forensic workstation to analyzing key forensic artifacts

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2015
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ISBN-13 9781782174578
Length 322 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introducing Android Forensics FREE CHAPTER 2. Setting Up an Android Forensic Environment 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 Index

Contacts/call analysis

Contacts and call logs are stored in the same database. Contacts do not have to be added explicitly by the user. They may be autofilled when an e-mail is sent through Gmail, or a person is added on Google+, or possibly many other ways.

Package name: com.android.providers.contacts

Version: Default version with Android 5.0.1 (not listed within app)

Files of interest:

  • /files/
    • photos/
    • profile/
  • /databases/
    • contacts2.db

The files directory contains photos for the user's contacts in the photos directory and the user's profile photo in the profile directory.

The contacts2.db database contains all of the information about calls made to and from the device and all contacts in the user's Google account. It contains the following tables:

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accounts

This shows the accounts on the device that have access to the contacts list. At least one of the accounts will show the user's Google account e-mail address. This list may include third-party apps installed...

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