MicrosoftStickyNotes
Author: Andrew Rathbun
description
Microsoft Sticky Notes
paths
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: MicrosoftStickyNotes
# 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 { $Summary.Errors++ }
}
}
# Iterate every user profile under the source drive
Get-ChildItem "$SourceRoot\Users" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('All Users', 'Default', 'Default User', 'Public') } |
ForEach-Object {
$UserName = $_.Name
# Microsoft Sticky Notes - Windows 7, 8, and 10 version 1511 and earlier
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\StickyNotes"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "StickyNotes.snt" -FolderName "Microsoft_Sticky_Notes_Windows_7_8_and_10_version_1511_and_earlier_$UserName"
# Microsoft Sticky Notes - 1607 and later
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes*\LocalState"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "plum.sqlite*" -FolderName "Microsoft_Sticky_Notes_1607_and_later_$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
references
notes
Microsoft Sticky Notes is a useful feature in Windows operating systems versions 7+. However, the notes are stored differently depending on the version of Windows.
I have not yet tested the Stickynotes.snt for earlier versions of Windows. When I do, I will update this target with my results.
For Windows 10 version 1607 and later, use your favorite SQL tool to view the .sqlite, .sqlite-wal and .sqlite-shm files. You will notice notes will be stored in the Note database.
The SQLite database(s) this Target collects can be parsed with SQLECmd using the following map(s): https://github.com/EricZimmerman/SQLECmd/blob/master/SQLMap/Maps/Windows_MicrosoftStickyNotes_NotesDB.smap