Analysis of Internet Download Manager for collection of digital forensic artefacts

Internet Download Manager (IDM) provides accelerated download speed and flexibility in features. Its attractiveness lies behind video content processing and automatic handling of downloads. This paper analyzes IDM activities recorded across multiple files that includes Windows Registry, history and log files from artefacts collection view point. The tools and techniques used for extracting evidence are also elaborated. In case of download managers, the foremost concerns are installation location, download path, downloaded file, URL address, login credentials for password protected websites, date and time the activity was performed. This enables digital forensic investigators to envisage and deduce suspicious activities.