Forensic analysis of whats app messenger on Android smartphones

Digital Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-213

  Anglano, Cosimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Android; Instant messaging; Messenger; Smartphones; WhatsApp

Indexed keywords

MESSAGE PASSING; SMARTPHONES;

ANDROID; FORENSIC ANALYSIS; INSTANT MESSAGING; MESSENGER; SPECIFIC CONTACT; WHATSAPP;

ANDROID (OPERATING SYSTEM);

EID: 84908237752     PISSN: 17422876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diin.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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