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SnippingTool

Windowsv1

Author: Paul CABON - CERT CWATCH - ALMOND

description

SnippingTools screenshots

paths

2 paths
FileKnowledgeSnippingTools screenshots in Pictures
C:\Users\*\Pictures\Screenshots\*.png

Pulls all screenshots made with SnippingTool.exe

FileKnowledgeSnippingTools screenshots cached
C:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Snips\*.png

Pulls all temporary screenshots made with SnippingTool.exe when the save in Pictures\Screenshots\ is disabled. A simlar but different path used by SnipAndSketch

› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands 

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: SnippingTool
# 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. SnippingTools screenshots in Pictures
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Users\*\Pictures\Screenshots\\*.png" -FolderName "SnippingTools_screenshots_in_Pictures"

# 2. SnippingTools screenshots cached
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Snips\\*.png" -FolderName "SnippingTools_screenshots_cached"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

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