@inproceedings{3a1db95b810049939b63b0783d3479ee,
title = "Digital Forensic Analysis of Instant Messaging Applications on Android Smartphones",
abstract = "In this paper, we discuss the digital forensic procedure and techniques for analyzing the local artifacts from four popular Instant Messaging applications in Android. As part of our findings, the user chat messages details and contacts were investigated for each application. By using two smartphones with different brands and the latest Android operating systems as experimental objects, we conducted digital investigations in a forensically sound manner. We summarize our findings regarding the different Instant Messaging chat modes and the corresponding encryption status of artifacts for each of the four applications. Our findings can be helpful to many mobile forensic investigations. Additionally, these findings may present values to Android system developers, Android mobile app developers, mobile security researchers as well as mobile users.",
keywords = "Android, digital forensic, instant messaging application, mobile devices, mobile networks, smartphones",
author = "Hao Zhang and Lei Chen and Qingzhong Liu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 2018 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2018 ; Conference date: 05-03-2018 Through 08-03-2018",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1109/ICCNC.2018.8390330",
language = "English",
series = "2018 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "647--651",
booktitle = "2018 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2018",
address = "United States",
}