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MemoryFiles

Windowsv1

Author: Ahmed Elshaer, Teo Kia Meng

description

Memory Files

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5 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands 

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: MemoryFiles
# 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. hiberfil.sys
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\" -FileMask "hiberfil.sys" -FolderName "hiberfil_sys"

# 2. pagefile.sys
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\" -FileMask "pagefile.sys" -FolderName "pagefile_sys"

# 3. swapfile.sys
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\" -FileMask "swapfile.sys" -FolderName "swapfile_sys"

# 4. Small Memory Dump directory
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\Minidump\" -FileMask "*.dmp" -FolderName "Small_Memory_Dump_directory"

# 5. Small Memory Dump directory
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\Minidump\" -FileMask "*.dmp" -FolderName "Small_Memory_Dump_directory"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

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