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You work as a professional Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator for DataEnet Inc. You want to investigate e-mail information of an employee of the company. The suspected employee is using an online e-mail system such as Hotmail or Yahoo. Which of the following folders on the local computer will you review to accomplish the task? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

A.
History folder
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A.
History folder
B.
Temporary Internet Folder
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B.
Temporary Internet Folder
C.
Cookies folder
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C.
Cookies folder
D.
Download folder
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D.
Download folder
Suggested answer: A, B, C

Explanation:

Online e-mail systems such as Hotmail and Yahoo leave files containing e-mail message information on the local computer. These files are stored in a number of folders, which are as follows: Cookies folder

Temp folder

History folder

Cache folder

Temporary Internet Folder Forensic tools can recover these folders for the respective e-mail clients. When folders are retrieved, e-mail files can be accessed. If the data is not readable, various tools are available to decrypt the information such as a cookie reader used with cookies.

Answer option D is incorrect. Download folder does not contain any e-mail message information.

asked 18/09/2024
Kiswendsida ZONGO
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