The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

The Center for Education and Research in
Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

Yahoo Messenger Forensics on Windows Vista and Windows 7

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Matthew Levendoski, Tejashree Datar, Dr. Marc Rogers

Tech report number

CERIAS TR 2011-11

Entry type

conference

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify several areas of forensic interest within the Yahoo! Messenger application, which are of forensic significance. This study focuses on new areas of interest within the file structure of Windows Vista and Windows 7. One of the main issues with this topic is that little research has been previously conducted on the new Windows platforms. Previously conducted research indicates the evidence found on older file structures, such as Windows XP, as well as outdated versions of Yahoo! Messenger. Several differences were found within the Yahoo Messenger’s registry keys and directory structure on Windows Vista and Windows 7 as compared to Windows XP.

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Date

2011 – 10 – 24

Institution

Purdue University

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Levendoski, Datar, Rogers

School

Computer Information Technology

Affiliation

Master Student in Cyber Forensics

Publication Date

2011-10-24

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