Category Archives: Browser Forensics

NoScript Plugin Forensic Investigation – Firefox/ToR Browser

Posted on May 1, 2020 by HatsOffSecurity

In this blog post I plan to show that using the NoScript plugin it is possible to glean information about what sites, or files, a user accessed while in a private browsing session and also whilst using the TOR browser. … Continue reading →

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When is Index.dat not Evidence of Browsing

Posted on August 10, 2019 by HatsOffSecurity

It is easy to fall into familiar habits as a human being, we see patterns in what we do and expect those patterns to persist. However when these patterns can be the difference between a person keeping or losing their … Continue reading →

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Flash Cookies – aka Locally Shared Objects

Posted on May 4, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Flash Cookie Location [Throughout this article I will use the term ‘flash cookie’ over ‘LSO’ as these posts are currently about finding and removing cookies] %AppData%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\<random text>\ Under this folder you will a list of the sites which have … Continue reading →

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HTTP Cookies – Part 4 – Safari Cookies

Posted on April 27, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Safari Location Pretty sure this location has been the same for a number of years now, if not let me know in the comments: ~/libraries/cookies Removing Safari Cookies I am not a MAC expert, so I am going to bow … Continue reading →

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HTTP Cookies – Part 3 – Chrome Cookies

Posted on April 27, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Chrome Location Windows 7 onwards: %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default Unlike Internet Explorer (and like Firefox) Chrome does not use individual text files, but instead uses a SQLite database. In order to view this you will need a SQLite browser (easy to get … Continue reading →

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HTTP Cookies – Part 2 – Firefox

Posted on April 26, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Firefox Location Windows 7 and onwards %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.name>\cookies.sqlite Unlike Internet Explorer (and like Chrome) Firefox does not use individual text files for storing cookies, instead it uses a SQLite database. In order to view this you will need a SQLite browser … Continue reading →

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HTTP Cookies – Part 1 – Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge

Posted on April 23, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Finding Internet Explorer/Edge Cookies (Windows 7-10… possibly Vista, but who uses Vista?!) Microsoft introduced a cool new way of finding your cookies. From the Run prompt or any Explorer window type “shell:cookies” and you will be taken to the Cookies … Continue reading →

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Removing Cookies

Posted on April 23, 2016 by HatsOffSecurity

Do you know how many cookies are tracking you? Have you tried to clear the cookies only to find some things not quite gone? Well I have a product for you!… just kidding, it sounded like an advert, so I … Continue reading →

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Google Analytic Cookies

Posted on October 3, 2014 by HatsOffSecurity

Google Analytic Cookies are very powerful at tracking what we do and where we do it, by knowing how they work you can use this to your advantage. Assumptions Quite rare I add in assumptions, but this topic could potentially … Continue reading →

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Chrome – Basics

Posted on June 25, 2014 by HatsOffSecurity

Google Chrome, or just Chrome, is (at the time of writing) the most popular web browser by a fair amount. Twice as popular as Mozilla’s Firefox. Chrome stores its artefacts in SQLite, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) and SNSS (Session Saver) … Continue reading →

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