Understanding browsers
What is a browser? It is a program or application a user can use to access websites via the World Wide Web (WWW).Which is the best browser is an ongoing debate and can be a very personal choice for a user. The user has options in which they can personalize the browser to enhance their experience when accessing the WWW. As a result, this creates many artifacts that any digital forensic investigator can use to recreate the user's activity. There will be logs, history files, and cache files that a digital forensic investigator can examine and identify unethical or criminal activity.
Like all technology, browsers are continuously being updated and changed. User experience is typically the key to the changes, but lately, security has also been a driving factor. While the security enhancements are not specifically designed to frustrate or hamper digital forensic investigations, they have that effect.
We will now discuss some common browsers you may encounter...