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After identical data generation across all browsers and modes of browsing in a controlled virtual environment, forensic images were captured then analyzed. Our analysis was primarily conducted using FTK in order to replicate the process and abilities of a digital forensics lab with limited resources. In this chapter, we seek to determine and compare which forensic artifacts can be recovered from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, their respective private modes, and TOR. Browsers are widely used on personal computers, laptops and mobile devices.

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