RecycleBin_DataFiles

Author: Joshua Hickman, Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades), Brian Maloney

description

Recycle Bin Data Files

paths

3 paths
paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: RecycleBin_DataFiles
# 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. Recycle Bin - Windows Vista+
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Recycle.Bin\" -FileMask "$R*" -FolderName "Recycle_Bin___Windows_Vista_"

# 2. Recycle Bin - Windows Vista+
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Recycle.Bin\*\$R*\" -FolderName "Recycle_Bin___Windows_Vista_"

# 3. RECYCLER - WinXP
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\RECYCLE*\" -FileMask "D*" -FolderName "RECYCLER___WinXP"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

references

included in collections