RegistryHivesMSIXApps
Windowsv1.2
Author: Zach Stanford, Mari DeGrazia, Reece394
description
MSIX/APPX App Hives
paths
6 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: RegistryHivesMSIXApps
# 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 { $Summary.Errors++ }
}
}
# 1. Registry.dat MSIX Hive
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\*" -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 2. Registry.dat MSIX Hive
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\SystemApps\*" -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# Iterate every user profile under the source drive
Get-ChildItem "$SourceRoot\Users" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('All Users', 'Default', 'Default User', 'Public') } |
ForEach-Object {
$UserName = $_.Name
# Registry.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive_$UserName"
# settings.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Packages\*\Settings"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "settings.dat*" -FolderName "settings_dat_MSIX_Hive_$UserName"
# User.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "User.dat*" -FolderName "User_dat_MSIX_Hive_$UserName"
# UserClasses.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FileMask "UserClasses.dat*" -FolderName "UserClasses_dat_MSIX_Hive_$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
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