Chrome Favicons
Overview
Evidence: Chrome Favicons
Description: Collect Chrome Favicons
Category: Applications
Platform: macos
Short Name: cfico
Is Parsed: Yes
Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes
Collect File(s): No
Background
Browser favicons are cached website icons that provide visual history of visited sites. This data supplements browsing history by revealing sites accessed even if history was deleted.
Data Collected
This collector gathers structured data about chrome favicons.
Chrome Favicons Data
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
ID | ID | 123 |
UserName | User Name | Example value |
BrowserName | Browser Name | Example value |
Profile | Profile | Example value |
URL | URL | Example value |
IconType | Icon Type | 123 |
Path | Path | Example value |
Collection Method
This collector queries the browser’s Favicons database to extract cached website icons and associated URLs.
Forensic Value
Favicon analysis can recover evidence of deleted browsing history, identify visited sites through icon fingerprinting, and correlate with other browser artifacts to establish comprehensive activity timelines.