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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

Snapchat analysis


Snapchat is an image-sharing and text-messaging service with over 100,000,000 downloads. Its signature feature is that images and videos sent will "self-destruct" after a time limit set by the sender, from 1-10 seconds. Furthermore, if a user takes a screenshot of the image, the sender is notified. Text chats do not have an expiration timer.

Package name: com.snapchat.android

Version: 8.1.2

Files of interest:

  • /cache/stories/received/thumbnail/

  • /sdcard/Android/data/com.snapchat.android/cache/my_media/

  • /shared_prefs/com.snapchat.android_preferences.xml

  • /databases/tcspahn.db

The /cache/stories/received/thumbnail path contains thumbnails of pictures taken by the user on the device. The /sdcard path contains full-sized images. These remain even after the time limit has expired, and the recipient can no longer access them. The files in both of these locations may not have proper file extensions.

The com.snapchat.android_preferences.xml file contains the e-mail address used to...

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