Avast
Antivirusv1.1
Author: Drew Ervin and Dhiral Panjwani
description
Avast Antivirus Data
paths
6 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: Avast
# Run as Administrator
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"
# Function to handle artifact collection with robocopy
function Collect-Artifact {
param (
[string]$SourceDir,
[string]$FolderName,
[string]$FileMask = "*"
)
$FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
robocopy "$SourceDir" "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS | Out-Null
}
# 1. Avast AV Logs (XP)
if (Test-Path "C:\Documents And Settings") {
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avast Software\Avast\Log\" -FolderName "Avast_AV_Logs__XP_"
}
# 2. Avast AV Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Avast\Log\" -FolderName "Avast_AV_Logs"
# 3. Avast AV User Logs
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "Avast Software\Avast\Log\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FolderName "Avast_AV_User_Logs"
# 4. Avast AV Index
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Avast\Chest\" -FileMask "index.xml" -FolderName "Avast_AV_Index"
# 5. Avast Persistent Data Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Persistent Data\Avast\Logs" -FolderName "Avast_Persistent_Data_Logs"
# 6. Avast Icarus Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs" -FolderName "Avast_Icarus_Logs"
Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1