Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication PrinciplesMobile Phone Forensics: Challenges, Analysis and Tools Classification

Abstract— Mobile phones and other handheld devices are everywhere now a day. Cell phones andcellular devices can be involved in a crime or other incident. Digital forensic specialists will requirespecialized tools for forensics examination of mobile phones for proper recovery and speedy analysisof data present on mobile phones. Based on the various extraction methods different levels ofanalysis can be logically grouped for evidence acquisition from mobile phones. Based on these levels(Manual, Logical, Hex-Dump, Chip-Off and Micro Read) a pyramid of forensic tools available ininternational market can be sketched. Scope of this paper is to excavate into challenges associatedwhile carrying forensic analysis of mobile phones, elaborate various analysis techniques and depict apyramid of forensic techniques and tools.