WindowsIndexSearch
Windowsv1.2
Author: Mark Hallman, Reece394
description
Windows Index Search
paths
4 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax
collection commands
# 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