RegistryHivesUser

Windowsv1

Author: Eric Zimmerman / Mark Hallman

description

User Related Registry hives

paths

9 paths

RegistryNTUSER.DAT registry hive XP

C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\NTUSER.DAT*

RegistryNTUSER.DAT registry hive

C:\Users\%user%\NTUSER.DAT*

RegistryNTUSER.DAT registry transaction files

C:\Users\%user%\NTUSER.DAT.LOG*

RegistryNTUSER.DAT DEFAULT registry hive

C:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT

RegistryNTUSER.DAT DEFAULT registry hive

C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT

RegistryNTUSER.DAT DEFAULT transaction files

C:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT.LOG*

RegistryNTUSER.DAT DEFAULT transaction files

C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT.LOG*

RegistryUsrClass.dat registry hive

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat*

RegistryUsrClass.dat registry transaction files

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat.LOG*

› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

source:

destination:

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: RegistryHivesUser
# 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. NTUSER.DAT registry hive XP
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ""
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\NTUSER.DAT*" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_registry_hive_XP"

# 2. NTUSER.DAT registry hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ""
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\NTUSER.DAT*" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_registry_hive"

# 3. NTUSER.DAT registry transaction files
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ""
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\NTUSER.DAT.LOG*" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_registry_transaction_files"

# 4. NTUSER.DAT DEFAULT registry hive
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\config\\DEFAULT" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_DEFAULT_registry_hive"

# 5. NTUSER.DAT DEFAULT registry hive
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\config\\DEFAULT" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_DEFAULT_registry_hive"

# 6. NTUSER.DAT DEFAULT transaction files
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\config\\DEFAULT.LOG*" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_DEFAULT_transaction_files"

# 7. NTUSER.DAT DEFAULT transaction files
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\config\\DEFAULT.LOG*" -FolderName "NTUSER_DAT_DEFAULT_transaction_files"

# 8. UsrClass.dat registry hive
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\UsrClass.dat*" -FolderName "UsrClass_dat_registry_hive"

# 9. UsrClass.dat registry transaction files
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\UsrClass.dat.LOG*" -FolderName "UsrClass_dat_registry_transaction_files"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

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