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(Windows) 7-Zip Folder History: A registry key containing a list of archive files accessed using 7-Zip.

(Windows) WinRAR ArcHistory: A registry key containing a list of archive files accessed using WinRAR.

File Name: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

File Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\*.exe

(Windows) PSReadline: A record of commands typed into a PowerShell terminal by user. The history file is only enabled by default, starting with Powershell 5 on Windows 10 or newer.

(macOS) Shell History: Commands recorded to the history files for Bash and Zsh shells.

Search Regex: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

(Windows) Recycle Bin: Folder used by Windows as temporary storage for deleted files prior to permanent deletion.

File Name: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

File Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\*.exe

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

(Windows) Jumplists: A feature of the Windows Task bar that provides shortcuts to users for recently accessed files or applications.

(Windows) OpenSavePidlMRU: A registry key containing a list of recently opened and saved files for a user’s account.

(Windows) Recent Files: Contents of the shortcut (.lnk) files found in a user's Recent folder. These files represent files recently accessed for a user account.

(Windows) ShellBags: Registry keys that record user layout preferences for each folder with which the user interacts.

(Windows) TypedPaths: A registry key containing a list of paths that the user typed into the Windows Explorer path bar.

(macOS) Recent Documents: Plist files located within a user's Library directory that contain a list of documents accessed by that user.

Target File Name: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

Target File Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\*.exe

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

(Windows, macOS) File Search: Search for a file across endpoints by specifying a file path that can include wildcards, and then filter those results based on the file size, the file name (supports regular expressions), or file hash (MD5, SHA1, or SHA256).

File Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\*.exe

File Name: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

File Hash: Supports MD5, SHA1, and SHA256.

Example: f9d9b9ded9a67aa3cfdbd5002f3b524b265c4086c188e1be7c936ab25627bf01

Size

Example: >= 100 MB

(Windows) Event Log: A component of Microsoft Windows, where the user can view record of events that occurred within a system or process.

(macOS) Apple Unified Logs: Predicate is a custom filter component for Apple Unified Logs.

Event Log Channel: Does not support wildcards.

Example: Security

Event ID:

Example: 4624

Providers: Does not support wildcards.

Example: Security

Message: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

Predicate: Custom filter component for Apple Unified Logs.

Example: eventType=logEvent AND eventMessage Contains abc

(Windows) ARP Cache: A cache of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) records for resolved MAC and IP addresses.

(Windows) DNS Cache: A cache of Domain Name System (DNS) records for resolved domains and IP addresses.

(Windows.macOS) Hosts File: Listing of entries from the etc/hosts file.

(macOS) Recent Places: A plist file located within a user's Library directory that contains a list of recently accessed servers and hosts.

IP Address: IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.

Example: 10.0.0.5

Domain: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: goo.*\.com

Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: /Volumes/VMware*

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

(Windows) Drivers: Windows device drivers installed on each endpoint.

(Windows) Registry Persistence: A collection of registry keys that can be used for malware persistence.

(Windows) Scheduled Tasks: Tasks used to execute Windows programs or scripts at specified intervals.

(Windows) Services: Windows applications that run in the background and do not require user interaction.

(Windows) Shim Databases: Databases used by the Application Compatibility Infrastructure to apply shims to executables for backwards compatibility. These databases can be used to inject malicious code into legitimate processes and maintain persistence on an endpoint.

(Windows) Startup Folder: Contents of the shortcut .lnk files found in the Startup folder for both the system and users. The folders are used to automatically launch applications during system startup or user logon processes.

(Windows) WMI Persistence: List of WMI EventConsumers and any EventFilters that are bound to them using a FilterToConsumerBinding. WMI EventConsumers can be used as a method of fileless malware persistence.

(macOS) Cron: A system utility that executes programs or scripts at specified intervals.

(macOS) Launchd: Listing of applications and daemons configured to launch using the launchd process.

(macOS) Login Items: Plist files containing applications, files, or folders configured to launch during user login.

Registry Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*

Executable Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\test.exe

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

SHA256: Supports SHA256 hashes.

Example: f9d9b9ded9a67aa3cfdbd5002f3b524b265c4086c188e1be7c936ab25627bf01

Command: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: /bin/sh /private/etc/periodic/weekly/.*

(Windows) Amcache: A registry hive used by the Application Compatibility Infrastructure to cache the details of executed or installed programs.

(Windows) Background Activity Monitor: Per-user registry keys created by Background Activity Monitor (BAM) service to store the full paths of executable files and a timestamp, indicating when they were last executed.

(Windows) CidSizeMRU: A registry key containing a list of recently launched applications.

(Windows) LastVisitedPidlMRU: A registry key containing a list of the applications and folder paths associated with recently opened files found in the user’s OpenSavePidMRU key.

(Windows) Prefetch: A type of file created to optimize application startup in Windows. These files contains a run count for each application, between one and eight timestamps of the most recent executions, and a record of all of the files opened for a set duration after the application was started.

(Windows) Recentfilecache: A cache created by the Application Compatibility Infrastructure to store the details of executed or installed programs (Windows 7 only).

(Windows) Shimcache: A registry key used by the Application Compatibility Infrastructure to cache details about local executables.

(Windows) UserAssist: A registry value that records a count for each application that a user launches via the Windows UI.

(Windows) Windows Activities: A database containing user activity for a particular Microsoft user account, potentially across multiple devices. This is also called the Windows Timeline.

(macOS) CoreAnalytics: A diagnostic log that contains details of files executed on the system.

(macOS) Recent Applications: A plist file located within a user's Library directory that contains a list of applications opened by that user.

Executable File Name: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

Executable Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\test.exe

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

SHA256: Supports SHA256 hashes.

Example: f9d9b9ded9a67aa3cfdbd5002f3b524b265c4086c188e1be7c936ab25627bf01

(Windows) Registry Search: Registry listings collected during Forensic investigation.

Path: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*

Data: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe

(Windows) AnyDesk Connection Logs: Records of activity found in the AnyDesk connection logs.

(Windows) AnyDesk Trace Logs: Records of activity found in the AnyDesk trace logs.

(Windows) LogMein: Records of activity found in the LogMeIn event logs.

(Windows) TeamViewer: Records of incoming TeamViewer connections found in the Connections_incoming.txt file.

(Windows) User Access Logging: A Windows Server feature that records details about client access to the server. Only found on Windows Server 2012 and newer.

IP Address: IPv4 or IPv6 addresses

Example: 10.0.0.5

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

(Windows) Application Resource Usage: A table in the System Resource Usage database that stores statistics pertaining to resource usage by running applications.

(Windows) Network Connectivity Usage: A table in the System Resource Usage database that stores statistics pertaining to network connections, containing the start time and duration of the connections for each network interface.

(Windows) Network Data Usage: A table in the System Resource Usage database that stores statistics pertaining to network data usage for running applications. Includes application path, network interface, bytes sent, and bytes received.

Application: path (wildcards ? * ** supported)

Example: C:Windows\Temp\**\test.exe

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: ACME\jsmith

(Windows) WordWheelQuery: Registry key containing a list of terms that a user searched for in Windows Explorer.

(macOS) Spotlights Shortcuts: A plist file that contains the Spotlight search terms entered by each user and the items that they selected from the search results.

User Search: User SID or User Name selector.

Example: PANW\jsmith

Search Regex: regular expression (case-insensitive)

Example: [0-9A-F]{8}\.exe