tracking usb devices – windows 7 colin cree efs e-forensic services inc. [email protected]

Tracking USB Devices – Windows 7

Colin Cree EFS e-Forensic Services Inc.

[email protected]

• Large capacity

• Cheap

• Plug & Play

• Easy to carry / conceal

• Convenient

• Availability of portable apps

USB storage devices


4 GB Thumb drives are selling presently for

as little as $4.49

32 GB models are selling presently for

as little as $19.99

USB storage devices


• Storing illicit data

• Theft of proprietary data

• Distribution of malware

• Running applications

USB Drives have been used for:


Identification

Attribution

Analysis of USB storage devices involves:


• Identifying USB storage devices.

• Tracking USB storage devices on Windows 7.

Collecting artifacts to identify an unknown device.

Determining the usage of a known USB storage device.


Processing an unknown USB storage device.


• Record what you see.

• Collect Firmware Information

• Record Volume information


Processing USB storage devices.

One black and red external USB storage drive


Take photographs and good notes.

Make:“Buffalo” , Model: HD-PE500U2,Serial: 45508390901080

Collection of

USB storage device firmware fields


• iSerial Number

• idVendor

• idProduct

• iManufacturer

• iProduct


Collect Firmware Information

• Use Hardware or software write blocking


Write Blocking

Use Hardware

or Software

Write Blocking


Write Blocking

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\

Control\StorageDevicePolicies

write protect off:

“WriteProtect”=dword:00000000

write protect on:

“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001


Write Blocking – Windows Registry

Write Blocking – Fastbloc SE


Three Modes

1. Write Protected2. Write Blocked3. None

Run GPEDIT.MSC

Computer Configuration

Administrative Templates

Windows Components

▫ AutoPlay Policies

Doubleclick “Turn off Autoplay” and select enable and apply.


Disable Autoplay


Microsoft’s USB Device Viewer

www.ftdichip/Resources/utilities.htm

Usbview.exe


Microsoft’s USB Device Viewer


Record Volume serial numberVolume Boot Record

FAT 32 – Offset 67 - 4 bytes

NTFS – Offset 72 - 8 bytes

FAT 16 – Offset 39 – 4 bytes

9885323f


Summary

• Photograph and take notes

• Turn off autorun on examining system

• Write block and insert storage device

• Collect firmware information

• Collect Volume Serial Number


Windows 7 USB artifacts


Two Scenarios

• Determining usage of a known USB storage device on a computer system or systems.

• Collecting identifiers of an unknown USB storage device from a computer system.


WINXP

VISTAWIN7ARTIFACTS

Setupapi.log

Restore points

System Registry Hive

Current User registry Hive

Link Files, MRU Lists, Prefetch

$logfile, pagefile, unallocated

Setupapi.dev.log

Event logs, Volume shadow

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)


DeviceClasses

USB USBSTOR

STORAGE\VolumeWpdBusEnumRoot\UMB


HKLM\System\ {CurrentControlSet}\ \Enum\USBSTOR

HKLM\System\{CurrentControlSet}\Enum\USBSTOR



Last Written TimesTime last USB device of this class was first inserted

An Insertion Date

First Insertion Date

HKLM\System\{CurrentControlSet}\Enum\USBSTOR


• Win XP and earlier• Unique Identifier assigned to device.

USBSTOR – Parent Id Prefix


HKLM\System\ {CurrentControlSet}\Enum\USB

HKLM\SYSTEM\{Current Control Set}\Enum\USB



Last Written TimesTime last USB device of this class was first inserted

WIN7 – Last insertion.(Vista & XP – Time of an insertion.)First Insertion Date

HKLM\SYSTEM\{Current Control Set}\Enum\USB


Summary USB/USBSTOR Vendor ID

Product ID

iSerial Number

Manufacturer

Product

USBSTOR

USB

Insertion Dates

First Insert = Last written LogConf, Device Parameters

Last Insert = Devices unique identifier under USB key

Other interim insertion dates possible.

(Devices unique identifier under USBSTOR key)


Summary USB/USBSTOR


HKLM\SYSTEM\{CurrentControlSet}\Enum\Storage \Volume

An Insertion Date

First Insertion Date


HKLM\SYSTEM\{CurrentControlSet}\Enum\ WpdBusEnumRoot\UMB

“Friendly Name”

Volume LabelOr

Drive Letter


HKLM\System\{CurrentControlSet}\Control\Device Classes

The following Device Class GUID’s can contain information relative to the USB device:{a5dcbf10-6530-11d2-901f-00c04fb951ed}

{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}

{53f5630d-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}

{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}

{f33fdc04-d1ac-4e8e-9a30-19bbd4b108ae}

{10497b1b-ba51-44e5-8318-a65c837b6661}


HKLM\System\MountedDevices

• Maps Storage media to Drive letters and Volume GUIDs.

• On Vista and Windows 7 USB devices are mapped using the Unique Identifier from the USBSTOR subkeys.

• On XP the ParentIdPrefix vaklue is used to map USB drives to a drive letter and Volume GUID.

• Volume GUID survive even when a drive letter is reassigned.



Unique ID from USBSTOR in mapping to Drive Letter.



Unique ID from USBSTOR in mapping to Volume GUID.

_??_USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_FLASH&Prod_Drive_AU_USB20&Rev_8.07#K0903000000000021370&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}VOL_LABEL_3323739785


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt

LAST WRITE = First Insertion Date


Vol SN C61C3E89 = Decimal 3323739785

_??_USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_FLASH&Prod_Drive_AU_USB20&Rev_8.07#K0903000000000021370&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}VOL_LABEL_3323739785


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt

_??_USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_FLASH&Prod_Drive_AU_USB20&Rev_8.07#K0903000000000021370&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}NEW_LABEL_2800047353

WPDBUSENUMROOT#UMB#2&37C186B&0&STORAGE#VOLUME#_??

_USBSTOR#DISK&VEN_FLASH&PROD_DRIVE_AU_USB20&REV_8.07#K0903000000000021370&0#


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Portable Devices\Devices

LAST WRITE = will change on re-format

FriendlyName contains Volume Label or Drive letter.


NTUSER.DAT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2

• Contains Volume GUID entries for volumes mounted while profile logged in.

• Last Written = last insertion before a reboot.

• Can assist in attributing the USB device to a User Profile.


NTUSER.DAT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2


REGISTRY REVIEWHKLM\System\{Current Control Set}\Enum\USB HKLM\System\{Current Control Set}\Enum\USBSTOR

Vendor ID, Product ID

Manufacturer, Product

iSerial

First Insertion

Last Insertion (Windows 7 only)


REGISTRY REVIEW

Mounted Devices (System hive)

Drive Letter

Volume GUID

MountPoints2 (NTUSER.DAT)

Identify active profile during insertion.

An insertion date. (Win 7)

Last insertion (XP)


Setupapi.log / Setupapi.dev.log

• C:\Windows\Setupapi.log -WinXP

• C:\Windows\inf\Setupapi.dev.log -Win7, Vista

• Provides first insertion date

• Contains enough information to Identify device

• Date is less transient – text based


C:\Windows\inf\Setupapi.dev.log Windows 7

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Second level

Third level

▫ Fourth level

· Fifth levelWoanware – USB Device Forensics

www.woanware.co.uk


Woanware USB Device Forensics


Vendor: Ven_FLASHProduct: Prod_Drive_AU_USB20Version: Rev_8.07Serial No: K0903000000000021370

A Closer look at the Output…

Woanware USB Device ForensicsTracking USB Devices – Windows 7

EMDMgmt Date/Time: 04/24/12 2:31:50 PM (UTC)EMDMgmt Volume Serial No: 2800047353EMDMgmt Volume Serial No (Hex): A6E554F9EMDMgmt Volume Name: NEW_LABEL

EMDMgmt Date/Time: 04/23/12 5:50:55 PM (UTC)EMDMgmt Volume Serial No: 3323739785EMDMgmt Volume Serial No (Hex): C61C3E89EMDMgmt Volume Name: VOL_LABEL


VID: VID_058F PID: PID_6387ParentIdPrefix: Drive Letter: Volume Name: GUID: 378922d0-8d6c-11e1-aebf-a4badb0193d2

MountPoint: USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_FLASH&Prod_Drive_AU_USB20&Rev_8.07#K0903000000000021370&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}


Install Date/Time: 23/04/2012 10:50:53 (Local) (setupapi.dev.log)USBSTOR Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 22:35:59 Z (UTC)DeviceClasses Date/Time (53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b): Tuesday, April 24, 2012 22:35:59 Z (UTC)DeviceClasses Date/Time (10497b1b-ba51-44e5-8318-a65c837b6661): Monday, April 23, 2012 17:50:57 Z (UTC)Enum\USB VIDPID Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 22:35:59 Z (UTC)MountPoints2 Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 22:35:59 Z (UTC) (File: ntuser.dat)


Event Logs

Entries available in Vista, Win7 System Logs

Event ID’s 20001, 20003, 24576, 24577


Event Logs


Link Files


Volume Shadow Copy : Restore Point

Volume Shadow Copy – Vista, Windows 7

Complete copies of volume including registry, links etc

Restore Point – WinXP

Copies of registry files

Relatively inaccessible to user

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Keyword SearchVolume Serial Number

• Link Files,

• Prefetch entries indicating executable run from USB

Volume Label

• Link Files,

• MRU lists in registry

iSerial Number

deleted registry strings from USB USBSTOR, MountedDevices, Device Class entries.


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Thank You


Colin Cree EFS e-Forensic Service Inc.

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A special thank you to those in the computer forensic community who share their discoveries in blogs, lists,

papers and books for the benefit of us all!

tracking usb devices – windows 7 colin cree efs e-forensic services inc. [email protected]

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