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Nihad A. HassanDigital Forensics Basicshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3838-7_8

8. Web Browser and E-mail Forensics

Nihad A. Hassan1 
(1)
New York, New York, USA
 

Investigating web browsers and e-mail messages for forensics artifacts

Internet applications already installed on Windows can give important information about user actions performed previously on his/her computer. For instance, a web browser is the only way to access the Internet, and criminals are using it to commit crimes related to the Internet or to target other users online. Internet users use web browsers to socialize, purchase online items, or to send e-mails and browse the web contents, among other things. This fact makes web browsers the preferred target ...

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