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The Digital Footprints on the Run: A Forensic Examination of Android Running Workout Applications

dc.contributor.authorNunes, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorDomingues, Patricio
dc.contributor.authorFrade, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-02T14:11:14Z
dc.date.available2024-09-02T14:11:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-23
dc.date.updated2024-08-23T20:35:26Z
dc.descriptionFunding: This research was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia grant number UIDB 04524/2020 and by European Union grant number UIDB/EEA 50008/2020.pt_PT
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Collection Innovative People-Centered Solutions Applied to Industries, Cities and Societies.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThis study applies a forensic examination to six distinct Android fitness applications centered around monitoring running activities. The applications are Adidas Running, MapMyWalk,Nike Run Club, Pumatrac, Runkeeper and Strava. Specifically, we perform a post mortem analysis of each application to find and document artifacts such as timelines and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of running workouts that could prove helpful in digital forensic investigations. First, we focused on the Nike Run Club application and used the gained knowledge to analyze the other applications, taking advantage of their similarity. We began by creating a test environment and using each application during a fixed period. This procedure allowed us to gather testing data, and, to ensure access to all data generated by the apps, we used a rooted Android smartphone. For the forensic analysis, we examined the data stored by the smartphone application and documented the forensic artifacts found. To ease forensic data processing, we created several Python modules for the well-known Android Logs Events And Protobuf Parser (ALEAPP) digital forensic framework. These modules process the data sources, creating reports with the primary digital artifacts, which include the workout activities and related GPS data.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationNunes, F.; Domingues, P.; Frade, M. The Digital Footprints on the Run: A Forensic Examination of Android Running Workout Applications. Future Internet 2024, 16, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/ fi16090304 [MDPI and ACS Style]pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/fi16090304pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1999-5903
dc.identifier.other304
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4134660
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/9970
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationResearch Center in Informatics and Communications
dc.relationInstituto de Telecomunicações
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/16/9/304pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdidas Runningpt_PT
dc.subjectAndroidpt_PT
dc.subjectDFIRpt_PT
dc.subjectMapMyWalkpt_PT
dc.subjectNike Run Clubpt_PT
dc.subjectPumatracpt_PT
dc.subjectAsics Runkeeperpt_PT
dc.subjectStravapt_PT
dc.subjectALEAPPpt_PT
dc.titleThe Digital Footprints on the Run: A Forensic Examination of Android Running Workout Applicationspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleResearch Center in Informatics and Communications
oaire.awardTitleInstituto de Telecomunicações
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oaire.citation.issue9pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFuture Internetpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume16pt_PT
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person.familyNameDomingues
person.familyNameFrade
person.givenNameFabian
person.givenNamePatrício
person.givenNameMiguel
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.cv.cienciaidA512-9B28-1CEC | Miguel Monteiro de Sousa Frade
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