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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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