Chrome Thumbnails
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Evidence: Chrome Thumbnails
Description: Collect Chrome Thumbnails
Category: Applications
Platform: linux
Short Name: cthmb
Is Parsed: Yes
Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes
Collect File(s): No
Background
Section titled “Background”Browser thumbnails are cached preview images of visited websites. This visual data supplements browsing history by providing screenshots of accessed pages, useful for recovering deleted history and identifying visited content.
Data Collected
Section titled “Data Collected”This collector gathers structured data about chrome thumbnails.
Chrome Thumbnails Data
Section titled “Chrome Thumbnails Data”| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
UserName | User Name | Example value |
Browser | Browser | Example value |
URL | URL | Example value |
URLRank | URL Rank | 123 |
Title | Title | Example value |
Profile | Profile | Example value |
Path | Path | Example value |
Collection Method
Section titled “Collection Method”This collector extracts cached thumbnail images from browser storage.
Forensic Value
Section titled “Forensic Value”Thumbnail analysis provides visual evidence of visited websites, can recover evidence after history deletion, and helps identify phishing pages, malicious sites, or sensitive internal resources accessed by users through visual inspection.