GroupPolicy
Windowsv1.1
Author: piesecurity
description
Current Group Policy Enforcement
paths
8 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: GroupPolicy
# Run as Administrator
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
$SourceRoot = "C:"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"
$Summary = @{ Copied = 0; Missed = 0; Errors = 0 }
function Collect-Artifact {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$FolderName,
[string]$FileMask = "*"
)
# Expand wildcards in any path segment (e.g. 'Program Files*',
# 'ScreenConnect Client*'). robocopy itself does not glob the source.
$sources = @(Get-Item -Path $SourceDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer })
if ($sources.Count -eq 0) {
$Summary.Missed++
return
}
$FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $FullDest -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach ($src in $sources) {
robocopy $src.FullName "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS 2>$null | Out-Null
if ($LASTEXITCODE -le 7) { $Summary.Copied++ } else { $Summary.Errors++ }
}
}
# 1. Group Policy Files
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\grouppolicy" -FolderName "Group_Policy_Files"
# 2. Computer Group Policy files
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Group Policy\History" -FolderName "Computer_Group_Policy_files"
# 3. Local Group Policy INI Files
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\grouppolicy" -FileMask "*.ini" -FolderName "Local_Group_Policy_INI_Files"
# 4. Local Group Policy Files - Registry Policy Files
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\grouppolicy" -FileMask "*.pol" -FolderName "Local_Group_Policy_Files_Registry_Policy_Files"
# 5. Local Group Policy Files - Registry Policy Files
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\grouppolicy" -FileMask "*.pol" -FolderName "Local_Group_Policy_Files_Registry_Policy_Files"
# 6. Local Group Policy Files - Startup/Shutdown Scripts
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\grouppolicy\*\Scripts" -FolderName "Local_Group_Policy_Files_Startup_Shutdown_Scripts"
# 7. Local Group Policy Files - Startup/Shutdown Scripts
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\grouppolicy\*\Scripts" -FolderName "Local_Group_Policy_Files_Startup_Shutdown_Scripts"
# Iterate every user profile under the source drive
Get-ChildItem "$SourceRoot\Users" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('All Users', 'Default', 'Default User', 'Public') } |
ForEach-Object {
$UserName = $_.Name
# User Group Policy files
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Group Policy\History"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FolderName "User_Group_Policy_files_$UserName"
}
Write-Host ("Collection complete. Copied: {0} Missed: {1} Errors: {2}" -f $Summary.Copied, $Summary.Missed, $Summary.Errors) -ForegroundColor Green› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1
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