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|`%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM`<br>`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM`| Stores user passwords in either an [LM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM_hash) and/or an [NTLM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTLM) format. The SAM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). |
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|`%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\system`<br>`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\system`| This is the SYSTEM registry hive. This file is needed to extract the user account password hashes from a Windows system. The SYSTEM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). |
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|`%SYSTEMDRIVE%\autoexec.bat`| autoexec.bat is a startup script that executes at startup. As [Webopedia states](http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/autoexec_bat.html), “Stands for automatically executed batch file, the file that DOS automatically executes when a computer boots up. This is a convenient place to put commands you always want to execute at the beginning of a computing session. For example, you can set system parameters such as the date and time, and install memory-resident programs.” |
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|`%SYSTEMDRIVE%\pagefile.sys`| This file is used by the operating system when there is not enough RAM (memory) in the system. It is a large file, but contains spill over from RAM, usually lots of good information can be pulled, but should be a last resort due to size. |
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|`%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM` <br> `%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM`| These files store the LM and NTLM hashes for local users. Using [Volume Shadow Copy](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html) or [Ninja Copy](http://clymb3r.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/using-powershell-to-copy-ntds-dit-registry-hives-bypass-sacls-dacls-file-locks/) you can retrieve these files. |
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|`%SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\LogFiles`| IIS 7.x web server log file location. |
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|`%USERPROFILE%\LocalS~1\Tempor~1\Content.IE5\index.dat`| Internet Explorer web browser history file (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322916)|
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|`%USERPROFILE%\ntuser.dat`| User-level Windows registry settings (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758618(v=WS.10).aspx) |
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|`%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`| System hosts file for local translation of host names to IP addresses. |
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|`%WINDIR%\debug\NetSetup.log`| Shows issues when computers are joined to a domain. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961817.aspx|
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|`%WINDIR%\iis[version].log` where [version] = 6, 7, or 8 | Internet Information Service (IIS web server) log files. |
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|`%WINDIR%\repair\sam`<br>`%WINDIR%\repair\system`<br>`%WINDIR%\repair\software`<br>`%WINDIR%\repair\security`| System registry hives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry|
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|`%WINDIR%\system32\CCM\logs\*.log`| Windows SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) log files (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892800.aspx)|
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|`%WINDIR%\system32\config\AppEvent.Evt`<br>`%WINDIR%\system32\config\SecEvent.Evt`| Windows Event Logs. |
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|`%WINDIR%\system32\config\default.sav`<br>`%WINDIR%\system32\config\security.sav`<br>`%WINDIR%\system32\config\software.sav`<br>`%WINDIR%\system32\config\system.sav`| Backup Windows registry files (http://forensics.wikia.com/wiki/Windows_registry_entries)|
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|`%WINDIR%\system32\logfiles\httperr\httperr1.log`| IIS 6.x web server error logs. |
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|`%WINDIR%\system32\logfiles\w3svc1\exYYMMDD.log` where YYMMDD = year month day | Web server log files. |
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|`unattend.txt, unattend.xml, sysprep.inf`| Used in the automated deployment of Windows images and can contain user accounts. |
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