Cache

Description: Caching is the process of storing data for future use. Web browsers utilize caching by storing web page components locally to speed up subsequent visits.

Location

Internet Explorer

• Internet Explorer 8 - 9:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

• Internet Explorer 10:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

• Internet Explorer 11:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE

• Edge:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft. microsoftedge_\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Cache

Firefox

• Windows XP:
  • C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Mozilla\Firefox\ Profiles\.default\Cache

• Windows 7/8/10:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\ Profiles\.default\Cache

Chrome

• Windows XP:
  • C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache - data# and f######

• Windows 7/8/10:
  • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ Default\Cache\ - data# and f######

Notes: The cache can provide a digital forensicator a “snapshot in time” of what a user was looking at online.

• Identifies websites which were visited

• Provides the actual files the user viewed on a given website

• Cached files are tied to a specific local user account

• Timestamps show when the site was first saved and last viewed

Analysis:
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