FavoritesView¶
What FavoritesView does¶
Using this tool
FavoritesView supports browser forensics. In this guide, you will use it to identify a relevant favourite and distinguish creation data from later use. Follow the steps below and keep the output with your notes.
Tool guide at a glance¶
Identify a relevant favourite and distinguish creation data from later use.
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 FavoritesView 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 FavoritesView in SUSA¶
FavoritesView displays Internet Explorer favourites and supported Mozilla family bookmarks in one view.
Use a copied user profile where possible and record its source. A bookmark shows that a URL was saved in that profile; it does not by itself show when or whether the page was visited, so correlate it with browser history, cache and other activity records.
Download FavoritesView.
Move the downloaded ZIP archive to C:\Tools and extract the contents to C:\Tools\FavoritesView. Rename faview to FavoritesView, open it and confirm that it starts without an error.