BrowsingHistoryView¶
What BrowsingHistoryView does¶
Using this tool
BrowsingHistoryView supports browser forensics. In this guide, you will use it to filter a supplied profile for a relevant visit sequence. Follow the steps below and keep the output with your notes.
Tool guide at a glance¶
Filter a supplied profile for a relevant visit sequence.
A copied training browser profile or supplied browser artefact set.
A browser observation linked to profile, source artefact, time context, and corroborating evidence.
Evidence and safety
Use copied profiles. Do not open recovered links or downloads on the analyst workstation. Record the input identifier, tool version, relevant commands or settings, time and time zone, output location, and any errors or limitations as you work.
Choose your journey¶
01Understand the evidenceLearn the browser forensics concepts and limitations.Complete when you can explain what the evidence can and cannot show.Beginner · No tool required 02Follow the BrowsingHistoryView guideFollow the steps and screenshots below.Complete when the documented workflow produces its expected output.Guided · SUSA workstation · Time varies 03Interactive labPractise the tool workflow in a safe browser simulation.Complete when the guided result is supported by the case evidence.Beginner · Browser only 04Full LabUse your own training data, keep the output and explain what you found.Complete when another analyst can reproduce and verify the outcome.Intermediate · Isolated lab
How the labs complement this guide
The Interactive Lab uses example records to practise investigation decisions. It does not run the installed tool or establish how that version behaves. The Full Lab uses your own training environment and evidence. Obtain or create the required input before starting; a case name in an exercise is not a download.
Accessing BrowsingHistoryView in SUSA¶
BrowsingHistoryView is a Windows utility that collects and displays web browsing history from multiple browsers in one place.
Use copied profiles and record the selected browsers, source paths, date range and time zone setting. Combined history is useful for correlation, but redirects, synchronisation and background requests mean a URL record is not proof of deliberate user intent.
Open the BrowsingHistoryView download page and download the application.
Extract the ZIP archive into C:\Tools\BrowsingHistoryView, then open the application.
Choose the required visit date/time range and web browsers. For this setup check, retain the default options and click OK.
This will load browsing history from selected web browsers.