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 = "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. Registry.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 2. Registry.dat MSIX Hive
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\*\" -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 3. Registry.dat MSIX Hive
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\SystemApps\*\" -FileMask "Registry.dat*" -FolderName "Registry_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 4. settings.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Packages\*\Settings\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "settings.dat*" -FolderName "settings_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 5. User.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "User.dat*" -FolderName "User_dat_MSIX_Hive"
# 6. UserClasses.dat MSIX Hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Packages\*\SystemAppData\Helium\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "UserClasses.dat*" -FolderName "UserClasses_dat_MSIX_Hive"
Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green› Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1
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