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Learn Computer Forensics

You're reading from   Learn Computer Forensics A beginner's guide to searching, analyzing, and securing digital evidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838648176
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Oettinger William Oettinger
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Acquiring Evidence
2. Chapter 1: Types of Computer-Based Investigations FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Forensic Analysis Process 4. Chapter 3: Acquisition of Evidence 5. Chapter 4: Computer Systems 6. Section 2: Investigation
7. Chapter 5: Computer Investigation Process 8. Chapter 6: Windows Artifact Analysis 9. Chapter 7: RAM Memory Forensic Analysis 10. Chapter 8: Email Forensics – Investigation Techniques 11. Chapter 9: Internet Artifacts 12. Section 3: Reporting
13. Chapter 10: Report Writing 14. Chapter 11: Expert Witness Ethics 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Peer-to-Peer file sharing

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing allows users to share files with others in the P2P community. Users will share videos or music files with the community, but you can find almost any file type you can imagine. P2P has legitimate and illegitimate uses, depending on the user's search criteria. It is a popular method of sharing illicit images and videos with other users in the P2P community. There are several P2P applications the user can choose from. I cannot give a detailed analysis on all potential P2P applications, but we will go over some more common P2P applications you may run into during your investigations.

P2P applications allow the user to become a node on the network. When the user installs the application, they can designate which files/folders they want to make available to the P2P network. The application will then create an index of the shared files/folders to share on the P2P network. When the user searches the P2P network and finds a file...

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