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EventTranscriptDB

Windowsv1.2

Author: Andrew Rathbun and Josh Mitchell

description

EventTranscript.db (and other files related to Telemetry and Diagnostic Data)

paths

3 paths
SystemEventsEventTranscript.db
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\EventTranscriptEventTranscript.db*
SystemEventsEventTranscript.db
C:\Windows.old\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\EventTranscriptEventTranscript.db*
SystemEventsMicrosoft Office Diagnostic Logs
C:\Users\%User%\AppData\Local\Temp\Diagnostics
› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands 

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: EventTranscriptDB
# Run as Administrator

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"

# Function to handle directory creation and copying
function Collect-Artifact {
    param (
        [string]$SourcePath,
        [string]$FolderName
    )
    $FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
    if (-not (Test-Path -Path $FullDest)) {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $FullDest -Force | Out-Null
    }
    Copy-Item -Path $SourcePath -Destination $FullDest -Recurse -Force
}

# 1. EventTranscript.db
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\EventTranscript\EventTranscript.db*" -FolderName "EventTranscript_db"

# 2. EventTranscript.db
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\EventTranscript\EventTranscript.db*" -FolderName "EventTranscript_db"

# 3. Microsoft Office Diagnostic Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Users\%User%\AppData\Local\Temp\Diagnostics\*" -FolderName "Microsoft_Office_Diagnostic_Logs"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1

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