WindowsIndexSearch

Author: Mark Hallman, Reece394

description

Windows Index Search

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4 paths
paths use Windows environment syntax

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# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: WindowsIndexSearch
# Run as Administrator

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"

# Function to handle artifact collection with robocopy
function Collect-Artifact {
    param (
        [string]$SourceDir,
        [string]$FolderName,
        [string]$FileMask = "*"
    )
    $FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
    robocopy "$SourceDir" "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS | Out-Null
}

# 1. WindowsIndexSearch
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\programdata\microsoft\search\data\applications\windows\" -FolderName "WindowsIndexSearch"

# 2. WindowsIndexSearch - User
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\S-1*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FolderName "WindowsIndexSearch___User"

# 3. GatherLogs - User
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\S-1*\GatherLogs\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FolderName "GatherLogs___User"

# 4. GatherLogs
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\programdata\microsoft\search\data\applications\windows\GatherLogs\" -FolderName "GatherLogs"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

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