RegistryHivesMSIXApps

Author: Zach Stanford, Mari DeGrazia, Reece394

description

MSIX/APPX App Hives

paths

6 paths
paths use Windows environment syntax

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# 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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