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SoftPerfectNetscan

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Author: CERT CWATCH - ALMOND

Soft Perfect Network Scanner Output

Paths

1 path
Paths use Windows environment variable syntax

References

Notes

SoftPerfect Network Scanner 'Netscan' is a lightweight scanning tool commonly leveraged by threat actors.

By default, it creates an XML file named 'netscan.xml'.

This file stores credentials in use and a cache of previously scanned machines.

Retrieving this file from compromised systems can provide a quick advantage during incident response by swiftly identifying the affected scope.

Collection commands

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: SoftPerfectNetscan
# 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. Netscan XML default output
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "netscan.xml" -FolderName "Netscan_XML_default_output"

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

Included in collections: SANS_TriageNetworkScanner