Forensic Analysis of three Social Media Apps in Windows 10

Social media facilitates communication and provides easy way of reaching out to people. However, it also poses a risk of disclosure of personal details which, if exploited, can lead to privacy issues and also crimes such as blackmailing, identity theft etc. In this regard, it is essential to study social media from a forensics point of view. In this paper we have explored the remnants of Facebook, Viber and Skype. All work is carried out for Windows 10 technical preview. The potential locations are explored and examined to find artifact locations and their details. An effort has also been made to recover the items from unallocated space, which also includes those that were permanently deleted from Windows.