Chromium Thumbnails

Overview

Evidence: Chromium Thumbnails Description: Collect Chromium Thumbnails Category: Applications Platform: linux Short Name: chthmb Is Parsed: Yes Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): No

Background

Browser thumbnails are cached preview images of visited websites. This visual data supplements browsing history by providing screenshots of accessed pages, useful for recovering deleted history and identifying visited content.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about chromium thumbnails.

Collection Method

This collector extracts cached thumbnail images from browser storage.

Forensic Value

Thumbnail analysis provides visual evidence of visited websites, can recover evidence after history deletion, and helps identify phishing pages, malicious sites, or sensitive internal resources accessed by users through visual inspection.