Firefox Browsing History

Overview

Evidence: Firefox Browsing History Description: Collect visited URLs from Mozilla Firefox Category: Applications Platform: linux Short Name: fhst Is Parsed: Yes Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): No

Background

Browser history records all websites visited by users, including URLs, page titles, visit timestamps, visit counts, and transition types. This data is essential for reconstructing user activity, identifying malicious websites, and tracking lateral movement or reconnaissance activities.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about firefox browsing history.

Firefox Browsing History Data

Field	Description	Example
AccessTime	Access Time	2023-10-15 14:30:25+03:00
AccessCount	Access Count	123
URL	URL	Example value
Browser	Browser	Example value
Title	Title	Example value
VisitDuration	Visit Duration	Example value
Referrer	Referrer	Example value
TypedCount	Typed Count	123
IsHidden	Is Hidden	true
TransitionType	Transition Type	Example value
VisitID	Visit ID	123
TransitionQualifiers	Transition Qualifiers	Example value
User	User	Example value
Profile	Profile	Example value
HistoryFilePath	History File Path	Example value

Collection Method

This collector queries the browser's History database to extract visited URLs, timestamps, referrer information, and user interaction patterns.

Forensic Value

Browsing history reveals phishing sites, malicious domains, command-and-control servers, data exfiltration targets, and reconnaissance activities. Analysts can identify compromised credentials, track attacker infrastructure, and correlate web activity with other security events to establish attack timelines.