facebook forensics toolkit(fft)

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APRESENTATION

ON

FORENSICS TOOL

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FACEBOOK FORENSICS

TOOLKIT(FFT)

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Objectives• Introduction to the forensics Kit• Facebook Forensic Toolkit v2.9.4• Installation• Test Run • The Report • Analysis, discussion• References/ Sources• FAQs

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IntroductionFacebook Forensic Toolkit(FFT)It’s a eDiscovery Software used to Conduct online investigations that includes:- Identify suspect or illegal content Preserve digital evidenceinstantly download full profiles Create profile public/private screenshots Obtain account suspension or profile informationCreate clear expert reports with a single click.

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Facebook Forensic Toolkit v2.9.4

Marketed by Afentis ForensicsLeading scientific support investigation practice with expert witnesses providing DNA analysis, fingerprint evaluations, firearm evidence, cell site analysis - from crime scene to court.Developed by Mr Patel, Director at Afentis Forensics, to assist digital evidence and e-Discovery analysts.

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Service Provided by FFT• Profile CloneDownload complete Facebook profiles - incl personal information, groups, associations, friends, media/photos, and status updates • ACPO CompliantAssociation of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) evidence guidelines compliant - verifiable audit logs for Court or procedural requirements • Save CasefilesSave investigation progress and casefiles in open data format (XML) - share files with other investigators or resume a previous assessment • Expert ReportProduction in HTML detailing the investigation conducted, search parameters, results of filters or data mining operations

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The Popular users of the FFT

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Installation

• Step-1 Go to the website of http://www.facebookforensics.com/index.htmlAnd click the download button on Home page.

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Installation• Step-2Fill up the form that appears to the console.

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Installation• Step-3A protected link will be sent to the email used.

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Installation• Step-4Using the given link, the zip file of 11.1 MB named facebook_forensics_toolkit will be downloaded. By extracting the zip-file a FFT setup file will be seen. Clicking it we will find a installation & Prerequisites wizard.

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Installation

• Step-5The software has two pre-requisites:-• MS .NET Framework

4.5• Google Chrome

BrowserThese has to be downloaded before using the tool.

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Test Run

• Step-1After the completion of download, run the FFT icon on the desktop.This Home page will appear. Choose the “Examine Profile and Clone Data”

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Test Run• Step-2Fill up the required field that includes:- -Case No -Evidence No.-Unique Description,-Examiner -Notes which will be appeared in the Final Report .

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Test Run

• Step 3Activate the All (Up-right) button of this page so that u may get most of the information of the target Facebook account.

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Test Run• Step 4The target account can be accessed through – The account holder Friend Selected any of them.

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Test Run

• Step 5The forensics officer has to have a valid Facebook account to access the target account. Fill the User name & password and click the button “Authenticate”

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Test Run• Step 6www.facebook.com will be automatically opened on the Google chrome and user name & password will be set by the FFT . Facebook data provider apps will be generated by which FFT will extract the information.

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Test Run• Step 7After the completion of data extraction on FFT, this page will appear having there tabs-• Investigate• Results• Report

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Test Run• Step 8Specific search option is enabled in the friend list option on the targeted account.

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Test Run• Step 9A complete profile investigation can be performed as follows.

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Test Run• Step 10A XML doc file will be automatically generated for the further use of the forensics officer.

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• Step 11All the sent and received massages can be extracted by FFT .

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• Step 12The groups in which the target account holder is attached to can be seen through FFT .

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• Step 13A detailed list on the friends can be extracted as well.

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• Step 14FFT provides a screenshot for the target profile for future use.

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• Step 15A mapping of all the contacts of the targeted account can be executed through FFT .

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The Report

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AnalysisThe tool analyzed the following points in much detail:• Case Number• Evidence Number• Unique Description• Examiner• Notes• User Profile ID or URL• Output Directory• Current Time/Date• Profile Details• Profile Image• Cover Image• Name

• Profile URL• Hometown• Location• Email• Website• Birth Day• Relationship Status• Significant Other• Interested In• About Me• Biography• Education

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DiscussionThrough these details discussions, a forensics may be able to track the followings of the suspected target :-

• Personal info of the profile• Likes & Pages of the suspect• Friends of the target profile• Groups of the suspect• Day to day sent & received massages of the profile• Selective profiling of the suspect• Inspect any doubt behavior on Facebook of the suspect• Apps & games used by the target profile.• Any suspected events participated by the suspect.

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References• 5 tools for digital forensics. (2010, march 16). Retrieved

October 23, 2015, from linkedin.com: www.linkedin.com • WikiForenscis. (2010, June 21). Retrieved October 21,

2015, from wikipedia.com:http://forensicswiki.org/wiki/Tools• Facebook Forensics. (2011, January 25). Retrieved

October 22, 2015, from Facebookforensics.com: http://www.facebookforensics.com/index.html• Anthony C. T. Lai, W. L. (2011). Facebook Forensics.

Tokyo, Japan: Valkyrie-X Security Research Group (VXRL).