ScheduledTasks
Windowsv1.2
Author: Eric Zimmerman, Reece394
description
Scheduled tasks (*.job and XML)
paths
13 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: ScheduledTasks
# 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 { $Summary.Errors++ }
}
}
# 1. at .job
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\Tasks" -FileMask "*.job" -FolderName "at_job"
# 2. at .job
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\Tasks" -FileMask "*.job" -FolderName "at_job"
# 3. at SchedLgU.txt
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows" -FileMask "SchedLgU.txt" -FolderName "at_SchedLgU_txt"
# 4. at SchedLgU.txt
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows" -FileMask "SchedLgU.txt" -FolderName "at_SchedLgU_txt"
# 5. XML
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks" -FolderName "XML"
# 6. XML
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\syswow64\Tasks" -FolderName "XML"
# 7. XML
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\Tasks" -FolderName "XML"
# 8. PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs Systemprofile
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs" -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_Systemprofile"
# 9. PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs Output Systemprofile
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs\*\Output\*" -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_Output_Systemprofile"
# 10. PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs WOW64 Systemprofile
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs" -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_WOW64_Systemprofile"
# 11. PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs Output WOW64 Systemprofile
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs\*\Output\*" -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_Output_WOW64_Systemprofile"
# Iterate every user profile under the source drive
Get-ChildItem "$SourceRoot\Users" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('All Users', 'Default', 'Default User', 'Public') } |
ForEach-Object {
$UserName = $_.Name
# PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_$UserName"
# PowerShell Scheduled_Jobs Output
$UserPath = "$($_.FullName)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScheduledJobs\*\Output\*"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir $UserPath -FolderName "PowerShell_Scheduled_Jobs_Output_$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
› cyberchef recipes
Open in CyberChef to decode values extracted from this artifact.