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List of Forensic Artifacts useful for DFIR community.
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This is a list of forensic artifacts that can be used by DFIR community to perform cyber investigations.
USB Devices Log Files:
- XP - c:\windows\setupapi.log
- W7+ - c:\windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log
Recycle Bin:
- c:$Recycle.Bin*
- c:\Recycler*
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM):
- c:\windows\system32\wbem\Repository*
Windows Index Search:
- c:\programdata\Microsoft\search\Data\Application\windows\windows.edb
System Resource Usage Monitor Data:
- c:\windows\system32\SRU
Thumbnail Cache DB:
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db
Skype Logs:
- W7+ - c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.SkypeApp_*\LocalState*\main.db
- XP - c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Skype*\main.db
Scheduled Tasks:
- c:\windows\tasks*.job
- c:\windows\system32\schedLgU.txt
- c:\windows\system32\tasks
System and user Reg hives:
- XP - c:\Documents and Settings*\ntuser.dat
- W7+ - c:\users*\ntuser.dat
- c:\users*\ntuser.dat.LOG*
- c:\users*\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\Usrclass.dat
- c:\users*\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\Usrclass.dat.Log*
- c:\windows\system32\config\SAM.LOG*
- c:\windows\system32\config\SECURITY.LOG*
- c:\windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE.LOG*
- c:\windows\system32\config\SYSTEM.LOG*
- c:\windows\system32\config\SAM
- c:\windows\system32\config\SECURITY
- c:\windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE
- c:\windows\system32\config\SYSTEM
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack*.LOG*
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack\SAM
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack\SECURITY
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack\SOFTWARE
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack\SYSTEM
- c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack\SYSTEM1
Outlook PST and OST Files:
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook*.pst
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook*.ost
- c:\users*\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Outlook*.pst
- c:\users*\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Outlook*.ost
Link Files and Jump Lists:
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Recent
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Desktop*.lnk
- c:\users*\Desktop*.lnk
- c:\users*\Appdata\Local\ConnectedDevicesPlatform**.db
Internet Explorer:
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\History\History.IE5*\index.dat
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Cookies\index.dat
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Userdata\index.dat
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat
- c:\Users*\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat
- c:\Users*\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Webcache\WebCacheV01.dat
FireFox:
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\places.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\downloads.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\formhistory.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\cookies.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\signons.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\webappstore.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\favicons.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\addons.sqlite*
- c:\users*\Appdata\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\search.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\places.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\downloads.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\formhistory.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\cookies.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\signons.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\webappstore.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\favicons.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\addons.sqlite*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\search.sqlite*
Chrome:
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Session
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Tabs
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Favicons*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Session
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Tabs
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Shortcuts*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Top Sites*
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Visited Links
- c:\Documents and Settings*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Data*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Session
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Tabs
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Favicons*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Session
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Tabs
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Shortcuts*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Top Sites*
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Visited Links
- c:\Users*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Data*
File System Metadata:
- c:$MFT
- c:$LogFile
- c:$Extend$UsnJrnl:$J
Execution Artifacts:
- c:\windows\prefetch
- c:\windows\appcompat\programs\RecentFileCache.bcf
- c:\windows\appcompat\programs\Amcache.hve
- c:\windows\appcompat\programs\Amcache.hve.LOG*
Event Logs:
- c:\windows\system32\config*.evt
- c:\windows\system32\winevt\logs*.evtx
Memory Artifacts:
- c:\hiberfile.sys
- c:\pagefile.sys
- c:\swapfile.sys
- c:\windows\memory.dmp
Event Trace Logs:
- c:\windows\system32\WDI\LogFiles*.etl*
- c:\windows\system32\WDI{*
- c:\windows\system32\LogFiles\WMI*
- c:\windows\system32\SleepStudy*
- c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\PowerEfficiency Diagnostics\energy-ntkl.etl
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