WER

Windowsv1.1

Author: Troy Larson

description

Windows Error Reporting

paths

5 paths

ExecutablesWER Files

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\

ExecutablesWER Files

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\

SQL ExploitationCrash Dumps

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\*.dmp

SQL ExploitationCrash Dumps

C:\Windows\*.dmp

SQL ExploitationCrash Dumps

C:\Windows.old\Windows\*.dmp

› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

source:

destination:

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: WER
# 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. WER Files
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\\*" -FolderName "WER_Files"

# 2. WER Files
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\*" -FolderName "WER_Files"

# 3. Crash Dumps
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\CrashDumps\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\*.dmp" -FolderName "Crash_Dumps"

# 4. Crash Dumps
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\\*.dmp" -FolderName "Crash_Dumps"

# 5. Crash Dumps
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\\*.dmp" -FolderName "Crash_Dumps"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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