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You're reading from Learning Android Forensics Analyze Android devices with the latest forensic tools and techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789131017

Length 328 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Forensics

Authors (3):

Oleg Skulkin

Donnie Tindall

Rohit Tamma

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing Android Forensics FREE CHAPTER

2. Setting up the 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

9. Identifying Android Malware

10. Android Malware Analysis

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Recovering deleted records from SQLite databases

Most of the application data in Android is stored in SQLite databases. Data related to text messages, emails, and most app data is stored in SQLite databases. Such databases can store deleted data within the database itself. Records marked for deletion by the user no longer appear in the active SQLite database files. Therefore, it is possible to recover the deleted data, such as text messages, contacts, and more, by analyzing these SQLite files. There are two areas within an SQLite page that can contain deleted data: unallocated blocks and free blocks. Most of the commercial forensic tools that recover deleted data scan the unallocated blocks and free blocks of the SQLite pages. Parsing the deleted data can be done using, for example, Belkasoft Evidence Center. The trial version of this commercial forensic tool can be downloaded...

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Authors (3)

Oleg Skulkin

Oleg Skulkin is the Head of Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory at Group-IB. Oleg has worked in the fields of digital forensics, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence and research for over a decade, fueling his passion for uncovering new techniques used by hidden adversaries. Oleg has authored and co-authored multiple blog posts, papers, and books on related topics and holds GCFA and GCTI certifications.

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Tindall

Donnie Tindall is a Principal Incident Response Consultant with the Crypsis Group, where he handles incident response engagements encompassing the full lifecycle of cyber security events. His corporate and consulting background is primarily in conducting sensitive forensics examinations for federal government clients, particularly the U.S. military and the Intelligence Community. Before moving into Incident Response, Donnie had an extensive background in mobile forensics, application security research, and exploitation. He is also an IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner and former Community Instructor of FOR585, the SANS Institute's smartphone forensics course.

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Rohit Tamma

Rohit Tamma is a senior program manager currently working with Microsoft. With over 10 years of experience in the field of security, his background spans management and technical consulting roles in the areas of application and cloud security, mobile security, penetration testing, and secure coding. Rohit has also co-authored Learning Android Forensics, from Packt, which explain various ways to perform forensics on mobile platforms. You can contact him on Twitter at @RohitTamma.

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