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Dalvi, Bhavesh Rajesh (2024) Cracking the Code: Digital Forensic Analysis of Social Media Applications on Virtual Android Devices. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Abstract
The last few decades have seen a tremendous rise in the use of smartphones and social media applications, thanks to the rapid growth and inventions around technology and internet. Social media platforms like Instagram, X, WhatsApp have become an integral part of one's life in the 21st century as they have drastically changed the dynamics of networking and socialising. These social media applications have a positive as well as a negative side to it. The positive side being that these applications are extensively used by the public for networking, information and entertainment purposes, while the negative flip side of it being that these applications are emerging as a potential source for performing crimes like cyberbullying, cyberstalking, fraudulent transactions, spreading hate messages, impersonation, cyberterrorism etc. This research intends to utilize digital forensic techniques to perform forensic analysis of social media data on android platforms to identify potential sources of digital artifacts that could aid in investigating crimes. The research utilizes the Android studio software to configure virtual android devices on which the social media applications would be installed and then data would be extracted and analysed using forensic tools and techniques in accordance with the NIST framework to ensure its applicability and admissibility in real world situations. The research uses forensic techniques to analyse and recover digital artifacts like text messages, multimedia, call logs etc. The study highlights the use of digital forensics in analysing social media data for solving modern day crimes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Khan, Imran UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4150 Computer Network Resources > The Internet > World Wide Web > Websites > Online social networks T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > Telecommunications > The Internet > World Wide Web > Websites > Online social networks |
| Divisions: | School of Computing > Master of Science in Cyber Security |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2025 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2025 10:34 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8197 |
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