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RDPLogs

Author: Drew Ervin

description

RDP Logs

paths

8 paths
EventLogsRemoteConnectionManager Event Logs
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager*
EventLogsRemoteConnectionManager Event Logs
C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager*
EventLogsLocalSessionManager Event Logs
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager*
EventLogsLocalSessionManager Event Logs
C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager*
EventLogsRDPClient Event Logs
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDPClient*
EventLogsRDPClient Event Logs
C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDPClient*
EventLogsRDPCoreTS Event Logs
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-RemoteDesktopServices-RdpCoreTS*

Can be used to correlate RDP logon failures by originating IP

EventLogsRDPCoreTS Event Logs
C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\Microsoft-Windows-RemoteDesktopServices-RdpCoreTS*

Can be used to correlate RDP logon failures by originating IP

paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: RDPLogs
# 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. RemoteConnectionManager Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager*" -FolderName "RemoteConnectionManager_Event_Logs"

# 2. RemoteConnectionManager Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager*" -FolderName "RemoteConnectionManager_Event_Logs"

# 3. LocalSessionManager Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager*" -FolderName "LocalSessionManager_Event_Logs"

# 4. LocalSessionManager Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager*" -FolderName "LocalSessionManager_Event_Logs"

# 5. RDPClient Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDPClient*" -FolderName "RDPClient_Event_Logs"

# 6. RDPClient Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDPClient*" -FolderName "RDPClient_Event_Logs"

# 7. RDPCoreTS Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-RemoteDesktopServices-RdpCoreTS*" -FolderName "RDPCoreTS_Event_Logs"

# 8. RDPCoreTS Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\logs\\Microsoft-Windows-RemoteDesktopServices-RdpCoreTS*" -FolderName "RDPCoreTS_Event_Logs"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

references

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