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The Investigation of WhatsApp Application in Android Operating System related to Digital Forensics

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 147 - 156, 30.04.2018
https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.339802

Abstract

Nowadays,
the social media accounts used by many people have become the indispensable
means of communication for people. WhatsApp, one of the most widely used
applications, is now on the phone of many of the individuals who own
smartphones. This application provides many advantages such as send secure
unlimited messages, documents, audio, video, location on all smartphones with
internet usage. This commonly used application can contain a number of
evidences that can help with judicial processes. In this study, an
investigation of the WhatsApp application with regards to digital forensics is
presented. A phone with Android operating system is examined as rooted and
unrooted, and the data and locations available from the phone are shown.

References

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Android İşletim Sisteminde Whatsapp Uygulamasının Adli Bilişim Açısından İncelenmesi

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 147 - 156, 30.04.2018
https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.339802

Abstract

Günümüzde
pek çok kişinin sahip olduğu sosyal medya hesapları insanların vazgeçilmez
iletişim araçları haline gelişmiştir. Yaygın kullanılan uygulamalardan biri
olan WhatsApp artık akıllı telefon sahibi olan bireylerin birçoğunun
telefonunda bulunmaktadır. Uygulama internete sahip tüm akıllı telefonlarda
mesajlaşma, görüntülü sohbet gibi pek çok avantajlar sağlamaktadır. Bu kadar
yaygın kullanılan bu uygulama adli süreçlere yardımcı olabilecek pek çok delil
içerebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada sosyal medya kullanımının büyük bir hızla
arttığı günümüzde yaygın kullanılan WhatsApp uygulamasının adli bilişim
açısından incelenmesi sunulmuştur. Çalışmada Android tabanlı bir telefon rootlu
ve rootsuz olarak incelenerek elde edilebilecek veriler ve konumları gösterilmiştir.

References

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  • [2] M. S. Demirci, Ş. Sağıroğlu, Sosyal Ağ Verilerinin Kullanım Alanları Üzerine Kapsamlı Bir İnceleme. Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Part C: Tasarım ve Teknoloji, 5(2) (2017) 1-21.
  • [3] K. P. O'Hara, M. Massimi, R. Harper, S. Rubens, J. Morris, Everyday Dwelling with WhatsApp. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, ACM, (2014) 1131-1143.
  • [4] U. Yavanoglu, B. Caglar, O. Milletsever, M. Colak, S. Cakir, S. Sagiroglu, Intelligent Approach for Identifying Political Views over Social Networks. IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, Miami, Florida, (2013) 281-287.
  • [5] E. Casey, Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation. Academic Press, 2009.
  • [6] S. Sahu, An Analysis of WhatsApp Forensics in Android Smartphones. International Journal of Engineering Research, 3(5) (2014) 349-350.
  • [7] F. Mitchell, The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Forensics: An Introduction. Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, 7 (2010) 35-41.
  • [8] K. Church, R. Oliveira, What's up with Whatsapp?: Comparing Mobile Instant Messaging Behaviors with Traditional SMS. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services ACM, (2013) 352-361.
  • [9] İnternet: The Statistics Portal, https://www.statista.com/, Erişim Tarihi: 01.07.2017.
  • [10] K. Barmpatsalou, D. Damopoulos, G. Kambourakis, V. K. Katos, A Critical Review of 7 Years of Mobile Device Forensics. Digital Investigation, 10:4 (2013) 323-349.
  • [11] R. P. Mislan, E. Casey, G. C. Kessler, The Growing Need for on-Scene Triage of Mobile Devices. Digital Investigation, 6(3) (2010) 112-124.
  • [12] F. Karpisek, I. Baggili, F. Breitinger, WhatsApp Network Forensics: Decrypting and Understanding the WhatsApp Call Signaling Messages. Digital Investigation, 15, (2015) 110-118.
  • [13] C. Anglano, Forensic Analysis of WhatsApp Messenger on Android Smartphones. Digital Investigation, 11:3, (2014) 201-213.
  • [14] B. Carrier, File System Forensic Analysis. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005.
  • [15] A. Hoog, Android Forensics: Investigation, Analysis and Mobile Security for Google Android. Elsevier, 2011.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Computer Software, Engineering
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Erhan Akbal

Şengül Doğan

İbrahim Baloğlu This is me

Publication Date April 30, 2018
Submission Date September 25, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 11 Issue: 2

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APA Akbal, E., Doğan, Ş., & Baloğlu, İ. (2018). Android İşletim Sisteminde Whatsapp Uygulamasının Adli Bilişim Açısından İncelenmesi. Bilişim Teknolojileri Dergisi, 11(2), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.339802