Android physical dumps and backups parsing with Autopsy
The undeniable advantage of Autopsy over other mobile forensics tools is that it is free, meaning that it is available for anyone who wants to analyze his mobile device. Physical dumps of mobile devices running Android operating systems can be analyzed via Autopsy.
Getting ready
Go to the website of the program. In the website's menu select Autopsy | Download
and click Download Now
. On the download page, select the version of the program that corresponds to your operating system by clicking on Download 64-bit
or Download 32-bit
. When the installation file is downloaded, go to the directory on your computer where the downloaded files are saved, and double-click the icon of the downloaded file. Follow the instructions during installation of the program.
How to do it…
- Double click on the icon of the program. In the
Welcome
window, click on theCreate New Case
icon; it will open theNew Case Information
window. EnterCase Name
and enterBase...