Forensic Analysis of a Virtual Android Phone

With the world moving towards digital era and India’s special thrust in making the country a cashless economy, the use of digital device is increasing phenomenally and with it, the number of digital frauds. However, with increasing security features and new mobile versions being released on a near daily basis, getting an analysis tool which can extract data from most of the mobiles is a herculean task. To overcome this challenge, there is a need to carry out research on forensics analysis of smart phones. Since Android OS has a near monopoly in the smartphone market, the mobile forensics has to be focused more towards Android phones. This work tries to present a novel method of forensic analysis of Android phones in a virtualized environment using an emulator called Genymotion.