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. 2021 Jan 23;36:301107. doi: 10.1016/j.fsidi.2021.301107

Table 3.

Anti-forensic findings.


Zoom Interface
Chats Db
Contact &
Requests Dbs
Cached Db
Files in
Directory
Affected Data - Device Belonging to the Contact that Got Deleted
Deleted
Contacts
Deleted
Chats
Chat
Messages
Emojis/
GIFs
Exchanged
Files
Last
Session
Call
History
Contact
History
Contact
History
File
History
Chat History/
Segments
Avatars Exchanged
Media
bAndroid ✖/✖ a✓/✖ ✓/✖ a
bmacOS ✖/✖ ✖/✖
Windows ✖/✖ ✖/✖
biOS ✖/✖ ✖/✖
Affected Data - Device Belonging to the User Deleting the Contact
Windows a✓/✖ ✓/c
iOS a✓/✖ ✓/✖

Key: ✓: Yes Deleted ✖: Not Deleted.

a

Note: Files were deleted from one table or folder but remain in one or more tables/folder.

b

Note: The Windows VM was the one used to delete the contacts in these devices while the iOS was used to delete the Windows.

c

Note: The results in this field apply to Windows when interacting with the Android device.