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iOS Kik Messenger

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Kik Messenger is a free instant messaging app available on Android and iOS operating systems via its mobile apps. It allows users to connect and chat with friends, either one-on-one or in group conversations. Kik sets itself apart by letting users register with just an email address, without requiring a phone number. The app supports text messaging, image and video sharing, GIFs, and even mini-app integrations.

Digital Forensics Values of iOS Kik Messenger

iOS Kik Messenger can contain valuable artifacts that may aid investigations involving cybercrime, harassment, exploitation, or other unlawful activities in digital forensics. Extracted data may include user profile information and metadata related to communication activities. This information can be correlated to establish a timeline and may serve as potential evidence in a forensic context.

Location of iOS Kik Messenger

iOS Kik Messenger artifacts can be found at the following location:

/private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/<APP_GUID> /cores/private/<User-ID>/ kik.sqlite
/private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/<APP_GUID>/cores/private/<User-ID>/attachments/*

Analyzing iOS Kik Messenger Artifacts with ArtiFast

This section will discuss how to use ArtiFast to extract iOS Kik Messenger artifacts from iOS machines’ files and what kind of digital forensics insights we can gain from the artifact.

After you have created your case and added evidence for the investigation, at the Artifact Selection phase, you can select iOS Kik Messenger artifact parsers:

Once ArtiFast parsers plugins complete processing the artifact for analysis, it can be reviewed via “Artifact View” or “Timeline View,” with indexing, filtering, and searching capabilities. Below is a detailed description of iOS Kik Messenger artifacts in ArtiFast.

iOS Kik Messenger Text Messages

• Message Date: The message Sent Date.
• Message Received Date: The message Received Date.
• Message Body: The message body content.
• Message Type: The message Type.
• Message Status: The Message Status.
• Is Last Message: Indicates whether this message is the last message sent/received or not.
• Partner User Name: The partner User Name.
• Partner Display Name: The partner Display Name.

iOS Kik Messenger Groups

• Group Creation Date: The group creation date.
• Group Profile URL: The Group Profile URL.
• Group User Name: The Group User Name.
• Group Display Name: The Group Display Name.
• Group JID: The Group JID.
• Group Email: The Group Email address.
• Group Banned Members: The Banned Members in this group.
• Group Members: This Group Members.
• Group Admins: The Admins of this group.

iOS Kik Messenger Users

• Profile Creation Date: The Creation Date of this profile.
• User Profile URL: This user Profile URL.
• User First Name: This user First Name.
• User Last Name: This user Last Name.
• Username: This user username.
• User Display Name: This User Display Name.
• User Email: This user Email.
• User JID: This user JID.
• Relationship: The relationship type between this user and the account user.
• Additional Information: Some additional user information.

iOS Kik Messenger Attachment Messages

• Attachment Creation Date: The Attachment file Creation Date.
• Attachment File Name: The Attachment File Name.
• Message Type: The Message Type.
• Message Status: The Message Status.
• Message Sent Date: The Message Sent Date.
• Message Received Date: The Message Received Date.
• User Display Name: The User Display Name.

iOS Kik Messenger Gif Messages

• Last Modification Date: The last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Gif Uri Information: The Gif Uri Information.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this GIF file Can be Forwarded or not.
• Disallow For Saving: Indicates whether this GIF file is Disallowed for Saving or not.
• Should Gif Auto Play: Indicates whether this GIF file is Auto Play or not.
• Should Gif Loop: Indicates whether this GIF file is auto replay or not.
• Should Gif be Muted: Indicates whether this GIF file is Muted by default or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Sticker Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Sticker URL: This Sticker URL.
• Sticker Card Icon: This Sticker Card Icon.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Sticker Uri Information: The Sticker Uri Information.
• Sticker ID: The Sticker ID.
• Sticker Packet ID: The Sticker Packet ID.
• Sticker Source: The Sticker Source.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this Sticker file Can be Forwarded or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Scribble Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Scribble Title: This Scribble Title.
• Scribble Card Icon: This Scribble Card Icon.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Scribble Uri Information: This Scribble Uri Information.
• Json Data of Scribble: The Json Data of Attachment.
• Scribble Sender: The Scribble Sender.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Message ID: The Message ID.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this Scribble file Can be Forwarded or not.
• Should Scribble Auto Play: Indicates whether this Scribble file is Auto Play or not.
• Should Scribble Loop: Indicates whether this Scribble file is auto replay or not.
• Should Scribble be Muted: Indicates whether this Scribble file is Muted by default or not.
• Is Open Pop Up: Is Open Pop Up or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Viral Video Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Video Title: This Video Title.
• Video Card Icon: This Video Card Icon.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Video Uri Information: Video Uri Information.
• Json Data of Video: Json Data of Video.
• Video Sender: The sender of this Video file.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Message ID: The Message ID.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this Video file Can be Forwarded or not.
• Should Video Auto Play: Indicates whether this Video file is Auto Play or not.
• Should Video Loop: Indicates whether this Video file is auto replay or not.
• Should Video be Muted: Indicates whether this Video file is Muted by default or not.
• Is Open Pop Up: Is Open Pop Up or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Meme Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Meme Title: The Meme Title.
• Meme Card Icon: This Meme Card Icon.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Meme Uri Information: The Meme Uri Information.
• Json Data of Meme: The Json Data of Meme.
• Meme Sender: The sender of this Meme.
• ID: ID.
• Bottom Text: Bottom Text.
• Image: Image.
• Icon: Icon.
• Height: Height.
• Width: Width.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Message ID: Message ID.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this Meme file Can be Forwarded or not.
• Should Meme Auto Play: Indicates whether this Meme file is Auto Play or not.
• Should Meme Loop: Indicates whether this Meme file is auto replay or not.
• Should Meme be Muted: Indicates whether this Meme file is Muted by default or not.
• Is Open Pop Up: Is Open Pop Up or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Sketch Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Image URL: The Image URL.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Sketch Title: The Sketch Title.
• Sketch Card Icon: The Sketch Card Icon.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• Sketch Uri Information: The Sketch Uri Information.
• Json Data of Sketch: The Json Data of Sketch.
• Sketch Sender: The sender of this Sketch.
• Image Width: Image Width.
• Image Height: Image Height.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Message ID: The Message ID.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this Sketch file Can be Forwarded or not.
• Should Sketch Auto Play: Indicates whether this Sketch file is Auto Play or not.
• Should Sketch Loop: Indicates whether this Sketch file is auto replay or not.
• Should Sketch be Muted: Indicates whether this Sketch file is Muted by default or not.
• Is Open Pop Up: Is Open Pop Up or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Video Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Video Name: The Video Name.
• Video Text: The Text representing this video.
• Video Size: The Video Size in Bytes.
• File Layout: The File Layout.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Video Uri Information: Video Uri Information.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this video file Can be Forwarded or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Photo Messages

• Last Modification Date: The Last Modification Date.
• Attachment File ID: The Attachment File ID.
• Photo Name: The Photo Name.
• Photo Text: The Photo representing Text.
• Photo Size: The Photo Size in Bytes.
• File Layout: File Layout.
• Original Hash: Original Hash.
• Scaled Hash: Scaled Hash.
• App ID: App ID.
• App Name: App Name.
• Photo Uri Information: Photo Uri Information.
• Can Forward: Indicates whether this photo file Can be Forwarded or not.

iOS Kik Messenger Pending Uploads

• Upload Start Date/Time: The date/time when this upload process has been started.
• Allowed to Upload: Indicates whether Kik was able to upload this attachment or not.
• App ID: The unique identifier of the application.
• File Name: The file name that has been tried to be uploaded.
• Progress: The upload process progress percentage.
• Retries Counts: The counter for the number of retries remaining.

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