WindowsDefender

Antivirusv1

Author: Drew Ervin

description

Windows Defender Data

paths

9 paths

AntivirusWindows Defender Logs

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\Support\

EventLogsWindows Defender Event Logs

C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender*.evtx

EventLogsWindows Defender Event Logs

C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender*.evtx

AntivirusWindows Defender Logs

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Support\

AntivirusWindows Defender Logs

C:\Windows\Temp\MpCmdRun.log

AntivirusWindows Defender Logs

C:\Windows.old\Windows\Temp\MpCmdRun.log

AntivirusDetectionHistory

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service\DetectionHistory\*\

AntivirusWindows Defender Quarantine

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Quarantine\

AntivirusWindows Defender Detections.log

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service\Detections.log

› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

source:

destination:

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: WindowsDefender
# 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. Windows Defender Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\Support\\*" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Logs"

# 2. Windows Defender Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\\Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender*.evtx" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Event_Logs"

# 3. Windows Defender Event Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\\Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender*.evtx" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Event_Logs"

# 4. Windows Defender Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Support\\*" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Logs"

# 5. Windows Defender Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows\Temp\\MpCmdRun.log" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Logs"

# 6. Windows Defender Logs
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\Windows.old\Windows\Temp\\MpCmdRun.log" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Logs"

# 7. DetectionHistory
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service\DetectionHistory\*\\*" -FolderName "DetectionHistory"

# 8. Windows Defender Quarantine
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Quarantine\\*" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Quarantine"

# 9. Windows Defender Detections.log
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service\\Detections.log" -FolderName "Windows_Defender_Detections_log"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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