PowerShellTranscripts
Windowsv1.2
Author: Andrew Rathbun and Chad Tilbury
description
PowerShell Transcripts
paths
6 paths
PowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Default Location
C:\Users\%user%\Documents\PowerShell_transcript.*.txtPowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
C:\Users\%user%\Documents\20*\PowerShell_transcript.*.txtPowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\*\PowerShell_transcript.*.txtPowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
C:\Program Files\Amazon\Ec2ConfigService\Scripts\*\PowerShell_transcript.*.txtPowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
C:\Windows\System32\*\PowerShell_transcript.*.txtPowerShellTranscriptsPowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
C:\PSTranscript\20*\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: PowerShellTranscripts
# 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. PowerShell Transcripts - Default Location
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "Documents\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Default_Location"
# 2. PowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "Documents\20*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Observed_Location"
# 3. PowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\*\\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Observed_Location"
# 4. PowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Program Files\Amazon\Ec2ConfigService\Scripts\*\\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Observed_Location"
# 5. PowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\*\\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Observed_Location"
# 6. PowerShell Transcripts - Observed Location
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\PSTranscript\20*\\PowerShell_transcript.*.txt" -FolderName "PowerShell_Transcripts___Observed_Location"
Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1
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