Abstract
Time information is an important factor in digital forensic investigations. The time information of files obtained under the New Technology File System (NTFS) for Windows is determined by the creation, modification, access, and master file table (MFT) entry modification times and can be changed by user manipulations such as copy, move, and change. The characteristics of changes in time attributes can be used to analyze certain user behaviors related to data transfer and modification. This study analyzes the change in time attributes of files or folders resulting from user manipulations under different Windows operating systems and deduces user behaviors through a procedure based on the analysis results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 135-144 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Digital Investigation |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by Bio R&D program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (20100020634).
Keywords
- Digital forensics
- Filesystem
- NTFS
- Timestamp
- Windows
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Information Systems
- Computer Science Applications
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Law