Collect-MemoryDump - Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshots for DFIR

Collect-MemoryDump.ps1 is PowerShell script utilized to collect a Memory Snapshot from a live Windows system (incuding Pagefile Collection) in a forensically sound manner.

Features:

• ARM64 Support (MAGNET DumpIt for Windows and MAGNET Response)
• Checks for Hostname and Physical Memory Size before starting memory acquisition
• Checks if you have enough free disk space to save memory dump file
• Collects a Microsoft Crash Dump w/ MAGNET DumpIt for Windows
• Collects a Raw Physical Memory Dump w/ MAGNET DumpIt, MAGNET RAM Capture, Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer and WinPMEM
• Pagefile Collection w/ MAGNET Response → very useful when dealing with reflective PE injection techniques
• Collects Running Process/Module Information w/ MAGNET Response
• Checks for Encrypted Volumes w/ MAGNET Encrypted Disk Detector (EDD)
• Collects BitLocker Recovery Key
• Checks for installed Endpoint Security Tools (AntiVirus and EDR)
• Enumerates all necessary information from the target host to enrich your DFIR workflow
• Creates a password-protected Secure Archive Container (PW: IncidentResponse)

MAGNET Talks - Frankfurt, Germany (July 27, 2022)
Presentation Title: Modern Digital Forensics and Incident Response Techniques
https://www.magnetforensics.com/

Download the latest version of Collect-MemoryDump from the Releases section.

You have to download following dependencies:

• Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer
• MAGNET DumpIt for Windows
• MAGNET Encrypted Disk Detector
• MAGNET RAM Capture
• MAGNET Response

Copy the required files to following file locations:

Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x64\msvcp110.dll
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x64\msvcr110.dll
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x64\RamCapture64.exe
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x64\RamCaptureDriver64.sys
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x86\msvcp110.dll
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x86\msvcr110.dll
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x86\RamCapture.exe
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\RamCapturer\x86\RamCaptureDriver.sys

MAGNET DumpIt for Windows
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\DumpIt\ARM64\DumpIt.exe
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\DumpIt\x64\DumpIt.exe
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\DumpIt\x86\DumpIt.exe

MAGNET Encrypted Disk Detector
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\EDD\EDDv310.exe

MAGNET Ram Capture
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\MRC\MRCv120.exe

MAGNET Response
$SCRIPT_DIR\Tools\MagnetRESPONSE\MagnetRESPONSE.exe

Check out: Wiki: How-to-add-or-update-dependencies

.\Collect-MemoryDump.ps1 [-Tool] [--Pagefile]

Example 1 - Collect Microsoft Crash Dump and Pagefile
.\Collect-MemoryDump.ps1 -Comae --Pagefile

Example 2 - Collect Raw Physical Memory Dump and Pagefile
.\Collect-MemoryDump.ps1 -DumpIt --Pagefile

Example 3 - Collect Raw Physical Memory Dump
.\Collect-MemoryDump.ps1 -WinPMEM

Fig 1: Help Message

Fig 2: Check Available Space

Fig 3: Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshot w/ MAGNET DumpIt for Windows (incl. Pagefile)

Fig 4: Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshot w/ MAGNET DumpIt for Windows (incl. Pagefile)

Fig 5: Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshot w/ WinPMEM (incl. Pagefile)

Fig 6: Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshot w/ Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer (incl. Pagefile)

Fig 7: Pagefile Collection w/ MAGNET Response

Fig 8: Collecting Running Process/Module Information w/ MAGNET Response

Fig 9: Message Box

Fig 10: MAGNET RAM Capture

Fig 11: Automated Creation of Windows Memory Snapshot w/ MAGNET RAM Capture

Fig 12: Message Box

Fig 13: Secure Archive Container (PW: IncidentResponse) and Logfile.txt

Fig 14: Output Directories

Fig 15: Memory Directories (DumpIt and Pagefile)

Fig 16: Memory Snapshot (in a forensically sound manner)

Fig 17: Pagefile and PageFileInfo

Fig 18: Pagefile Collection (in a forensically sound manner)

Fig 19: Collected System Information

7-Zip 23.01 Standalone Console (2023-06-20)
https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer (2018-10-22)
https://belkasoft.com/ram-capturer

MAGNET DumpIt for Windows (2023-01-17) → Comae-Toolkit-v20230117
https://www.magnetforensics.com/resources/magnet-dumpit-for-windows/
https://support.magnetforensics.com/s/free-tools

MAGNET Encrypted Disk Detector v3.1.0 (2022-06-19)
https://www.magnetforensics.com/resources/encrypted-disk-detector/
https://support.magnetforensics.com/s/free-tools

MAGNET RAM Capture v1.2.0 (2019-07-24)
https://www.magnetforensics.com/resources/magnet-ram-capture/
https://support.magnetforensics.com/s/free-tools

MAGNET Response v1.7.0 (2023-04-28)
https://www.magnetforensics.com/resources/magnet-response/
https://support.magnetforensics.com/s/free-tools

PsLoggedOn v1.35 (2016-06-29)
https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/sysinternals/downloads/psloggedon

WinPMEM 4.0 RC2 (2020-10-13)
https://github.com/Velocidex/WinPmem/releases

Belkasoft Live RAM Capturer
MAGNET DumpIt for Windows
MAGNET Encrypted Disk Detector
MAGNET RAM Capture
MAGNET Response
WinPMEM