Analysing Safari browser history

09 Mar 2023

We recently added support for analysing Safari history from macOS. We have also extended support for analysing macOS browser history by adding support for the 'Simple Cache' format used by Chromium browsers such as Chrome and Edge on macOS.

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Analysing browser site settings

12 Sep 2022

In Chromium browsers such as Chrome and Edge there are various settings that allow you to control the browser's behaviour on a per-website basis. To more easily access this data we’ve updated BHE to include a new Site Settings artifact which automatically parses this data from the Preferences file.

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Examining internet history in forensic images

02 Jun 2021

There are a number of ways we can capture and present internet history data to Browser History Examiner (BHE) for analysis. Whichever method is chosen the investigator will need to mount the forensic image in order to present the internet history data to BHE, as it does not directly support the parsing of forensic image files.

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Investigating web history in the new Edge Chromium browser

27 Jan 2020

Edge has joined a long list of web browsers based on the open-source Chromium browser, most notably Chrome. This means Edge now stores browsing history in an almost identical format to Chrome. Browser History Examiner and our free tools have been updated to support the new Chromium-based Edge browser.

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Analysing synchronised browser history

17 Jun 2019

Both Chrome and Firefox offer the ability to sync various browser data between multiple devices by signing in with a Google or Firefox account. This data includes autofill, bookmarks, extensions, passwords, preferences, open tabs and website visits. This post will focus on syncing website visits between devices and the impact this has on an investigation involving browser history.

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