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iOS Safari History

Safari History.db records visits with timestamp, URL, title, visit count, and referrer. Combined with tabs.db it reconstructs a user's mobile browsing session.

artifact_type: mobile_ios_safari

Where to find it

Default filesystem paths and registry locations. Collect these with your preferred live-response or disk-image tooling.

  • $/private/var/mobile/Library/Safari/History.db
  • $/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/{UUID}/Library/Safari/History.db

Forensic significance

Common scenarios in which this artifact becomes decisive evidence.

  • Researching crime preparation (location, weapons, tactics)
  • Contraband content investigation
  • Phishing or social-engineering victim analysis

MITRE ATT&CK mapping

Techniques this artifact can help detect or substantiate. Click a technique to view the official MITRE entry.

Tools that parse it

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