dfirhub

Yandex

Browsersv1

Author: Sebastian Søgaard

description

Yandex Artifacts

paths

15 paths
CommunicationsYandex Cookies
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Cookies*
CommunicationsYandex Network Persistent State
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Network Persistent State
CommunicationsYandex Favicons
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Favicons*
CommunicationsYandex History
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\History*
CommunicationsYandex Sessions Folder
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Sessions\
CommunicationsYandex Login Data
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Ya Passman Data*
CommunicationsYandex Network Action Predictor
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Network Action Predictor
CommunicationsYandex Preferences
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Preferences
CommunicationsYandex Top Sites
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Top Sites*
CommunicationsYandex Bookmarks
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Bookmarks*
CommunicationsYandex Visited Links
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Visited Links
CommunicationsYandex Web Data
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Web Data*
CommunicationsYandex Autofill data
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Ya Autofill Data*
CommunicationsYandex Passman logs
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Passman Logs*
CommunicationsYandex Shortcuts
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Shortcuts*
› paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands 

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: Yandex
# 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. Yandex Cookies
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Cookies*" -FolderName "Yandex_Cookies"

# 2. Yandex Network Persistent State
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Network Persistent State" -FolderName "Yandex_Network_Persistent_State"

# 3. Yandex Favicons
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Favicons*" -FolderName "Yandex_Favicons"

# 4. Yandex History
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\History*" -FolderName "Yandex_History"

# 5. Yandex Sessions Folder
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\Sessions\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\*" -FolderName "Yandex_Sessions_Folder"

# 6. Yandex Login Data
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Ya Passman Data*" -FolderName "Yandex_Login_Data"

# 7. Yandex Network Action Predictor
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Network Action Predictor" -FolderName "Yandex_Network_Action_Predictor"

# 8. Yandex Preferences
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Preferences" -FolderName "Yandex_Preferences"

# 9. Yandex Top Sites
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Top Sites*" -FolderName "Yandex_Top_Sites"

# 10. Yandex Bookmarks
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Bookmarks*" -FolderName "Yandex_Bookmarks"

# 11. Yandex Visited Links
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Visited Links" -FolderName "Yandex_Visited_Links"

# 12. Yandex Web Data
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Web Data*" -FolderName "Yandex_Web_Data"

# 13. Yandex Autofill data
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Ya Autofill Data*" -FolderName "Yandex_Autofill_data"

# 14. Yandex Passman logs
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Passman Logs*" -FolderName "Yandex_Passman_logs"

# 15. Yandex Shortcuts
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\*\"
Collect-Artifact -SourcePath "$UserPath\Shortcuts*" -FolderName "Yandex_Shortcuts"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

Open in CyberChef to decode values extracted from this artifact.

included in collections

SANS_Triage KapeTriage WebBrowsers