module

Windows Gather Deleted Files Enumeration and Recovering

Disclosed	Created
N/A	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

N/A

Created

May 30, 2018

Description

This module lists and attempts to recover deleted files from NTFS file systems. Use
the FILES option to guide recovery. Leave this option empty to enumerate deleted files in the
DRIVE. Set FILES to an extension (e.g., "pdf") to recover deleted files with that
extension, or set FILES to a comma separated list of IDs (from enumeration) to
recover those files. The user must have account file enumeration. Recovery
may take a long time; use the TIMEOUT option to abort enumeration or recovery by
extension after a specified period (in seconds).

Author

Borja Merino [email protected]

Platform

Windows

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use post/windows/gather/forensics/recovery_files
    msf post(recovery_files) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf post(recovery_files) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf post(recovery_files) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf post(recovery_files) > run

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