Start::
SystemRestore: On
CreateRestorePoint:
CloseProcesses:

CMD: reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-21-3450789471-3875483909-3863683015-1001\Environment" /v WindowsHelper

HKU\S-1-5-21-3450789471-3875483909-3863683015-1001\...\Run: [WindowsHelper] => wscript.exe //B C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\update.js [419 2026-07-25] () [File not signed]
HKLM\...\Print\Monitors\EPSON SC-F100 Series 64MonitorBE: E_YLMBY9E.DLL (No File)
Task: {A5D090BA-570C-430B-9EC8-73D9BB38708E} - System32\Tasks\Software Updater Scheduler => "C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Software Updater\SUInit.exe"  /scheduler (No File) <==== ATTENTION
Task: {F0065ABA-E402-4DB9-B3AC-CC96A16A5CC7} - System32\Tasks\Software Updater SkipUAC(rcapa) => C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Software Updater\SoftwareUpdater.exe  /SkipUac (No File) <==== ATTENTION
FF Plugin-x32: adobe.com/AdobeAAMDetect -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\Utils\npAdobeAAMDetect32.dll [No File]
S3 cpuz145; no ImagePath
S3 cpuz150; no ImagePath
S3 cpuz152; no ImagePath
S2 hardlock; no ImagePath
S3 imfsbDrv; no ImagePath
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\rcapa:com.affinity.designer.2 [233]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\rcapa:com.affinity.designer.3 [269]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\rcapa:Heroes & Generals [38]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\DisplaySessionContainer1.log:F107EE40EF [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\DisplaySessionContainer1.log_backup1:2DD1EC5C91 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\DisplaySessionContainer2.log:CCB2353F35 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\DP45977C.lfl:677104FCAA [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\mntemp:8EAD8B3507 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NvcDispCorePlugin.log:AAE9D2281E [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NvcDispCorePlugin.log_backup1:E79F04DA79 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem.log:5ACBC90093 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem.log_backup1:A416BDA264 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NVDisplayContainerWatchdog.log:204739A7F2 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\NVDisplayContainerWatchdog.log_backup1:C3CA1050CA [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini:B1DA6C571C [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe After Effects 2024.lnk:CE5D2E4A72 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Creative Cloud.lnk:7661CCE9BF [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Media Encoder 2024.lnk:5239ACD094 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Premiere Pro 2024.lnk:E6BA3D2773 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CyberLink Application Manager.lnk:90BCFE629D [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CyberLink Notification Center.lnk:E455A39848 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CyberLink PowerDirector 365.lnk:5F53DC88AF [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CyberLink PowerDVD 19 (64-bit).lnk:71FCFD39C3 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CyberLink Screen Recorder 4.lnk:2F764058CC [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DeskFX Audio Effect Processor.lnk:92F5567D70 [3442]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\rcapa\Application Data:00e481b5e22dbe1f649fcddd505d3eb7 [394]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming:00e481b5e22dbe1f649fcddd505d3eb7 [394]
FirewallRules: [{1BA75E8F-5158-4A19-AFC3-A168B553EB1C}] => (Allow) C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Local\Temp\SC-F170\Network\EpsonNetSetup\ENEasyApp.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{C841A206-990C-4196-BE40-B3FCA4D373BE}] => (Allow) C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Local\Temp\SC-F170\Network\EpsonNetSetup\ENEasyApp.exe => No File
HKU\S-1-5-21-3450789471-3875483909-3863683015-1001\Environment: [WindowsHelper] cmd.exe /c start /b "" "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\System32\update.bat" & powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microso (the data entry has 31 more characters). <==== ATTENTION
HKU\S-1-5-21-3450789471-3875483909-3863683015-1001\Environment: [WindowsHelper] cmd.exe /c start /b "" "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\System32\update.bat" & powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microso (the data entry has 31 more characters). <==== ATTENTION
ShortcutAndArgument: WindowsHelper.lnk -> C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscript.exe => //B C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\WindowsHelper.vbs <==== ATTENTION
HKU\S-1-5-21-3450789471-3875483909-3863683015-1001\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google: Restriction <==== ATTENTION
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer: Restriction <==== ATTENTION
R3 cpuz154; C:\WINDOWS\temp\cpuz154\cpuz154_x64.sys [40976 2026-07-30] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> CPUID) <==== ATTENTION

CMD: Type "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\update.js"
CMD: Type "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\WindowsHelper.vbs"
CMD: Type "C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\System32\update.bat"

C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\System32\update.bat
C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\WindowsHelper.vbs
C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\update.js
C:\Users\rcapa\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsHelper.lnk

Task: {A0D77722-1D7A-4157-8DBB-AAA7F7F84825} - System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\RemovalTools\MRT_ERROR_HB => C:\Windows\System32\MRT.exe [228534800 2026-07-16] (Microsoft Windows -> Microsoft Corporation) -> C:\WINDOWS\system32\/EHB /HeartbeatFailure "SubmitHeartbeatReportData" /HeartbeatError "0x80072ee7"

StartPowerShell:
# This snippet re-enables Windows Defender and applies optimized settings to ensure high protection against malware

# Enable real-time protection
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false

# Enable behavioural protection
Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $false

# Enable PUP detection
Set-MpPreference -PUAProtection Enabled

# Enable cloud protection to level 4 - aggressively block unknowns and apply additional protection measures, alternatively use 2 for lower protection or 0 for default
Set-MpPreference -CloudBlockLevel 4

# Send advanced information about malicious/unwanted software present on your device
Set-MpPreference -MAPSReporting 2

# Send safe samples automatically to Microsoft
Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 1

# Enables inspection of HTTP traffic to detect malicious websites
Set-MpPreference -EnableNetworkProtection Enabled

# Enables block at first seen
Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $false

# Allows scanning of archive files, such as .zip and .cab files for malware/PUP
Set-MpPreference -DisableArchiveScanning $false

# Enables automatic scanning of USB & removal drives
Set-MpPreference -DisableRemovableDriveScanning $false

# Enables scanning of network files
Set-MpPreference -DisableScanningNetworkFiles $false

# Forces signature check before running a scan
Set-MpPreference -CheckForSignaturesBeforeRunningScan $true

# Extends cloud check timer from default 10 to 30 seconds
Set-MpPreference -CloudExtendedTimeout 30

# Enables automatic scanning of all downloaded files and attachments
Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $false

# Enables script detection
Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $false

# Disables automatic exclusions from scanning
Set-MpPreference -DisableAutoExclusions 1

# Enables scanning of mapped network drives
Set-MpPreference -DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan 0

# Enables scanning of email files
Set-MpPreference -DisableEmailScanning 0

# Enables blocking of malicious domains and IP's on DNS level
Set-MpPreference -EnableDnsSinkhole $true

# Enables signature updates every 12 hours
Set-MpPreference -SignatureUpdateInterval 12

# Enables automatic quarantine for threats labelled as high and severe
Set-MpPreference -HighThreatDefaultAction Quarantine
Set-MpPreference -SevereThreatDefaultAction Quarantine

# Updates signatures
Update-MpSignature
EndPowerShell:


Comment: rifteyy's default non-intrusive fixlist template
Comment: The following are done automatically with this fixlist:
Comment: Checks and corrects the default Windows PATH environmental variable
Comment: Checks for internet connection, valid DNS
Comment: Checks for Windows RE status
Comment: Checks and repairs WMI repository
Comment: Restores original Windows services configuration
Comment: Restores PowerShell execution policy
Comment: Rebuilds performance counter library values
Comment: Resynchronizes performance counter library values to WMI
Comment: Enables file extensions
Comment: Enables recovery environment
Comment: Scans with HitmanPro from Sophos
Comment: Scans and cleans with AdwCleaner from Malwarebytes
Comment: Lists Windows Defender properties, settings
Comment: Lists drive info, identify possible damaged drives from Event Logs
Comment: Lists Discord's "index.js" files that are often targeted by malware (to store and execute malicious code)
Comment: Lists recent BSOD's
Comment: Lists all installed applications, folder contents along with SHA256 for purposes of identifying installed app malware
Comment: Lists 30 recent scheduled tasks
Comment: Lists recent Run (Windows + R) executed commands, can identify ClickFix attacks
Comment: Removes unwanted files (e.g. .exe, .com, .dll) from common folders (e.g. C:\ProgramData, AppData\Roaming) - these are not supposed to store any executable file types
Comment: Removes browser cache from Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Opera GX, Brave, Vivaldi, LibreWolf, Mullvad Browser, Zen
Comment: Removes policies
Comment: Removes active BITS tasks
Comment: Resets network
Comment: Removes proxy servers
Comment: Removes temporary files
Comment: Repairs system files

StartPowerShell:
# Checks default Windows PATH entries and repairs missing ones.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'

function Expand-PlainPath {
    param([string]$Entry)
    return [Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($Entry).TrimEnd('\')
}

# Templates expanded once to plain paths (C:\Windows\..., C:\Users\...)
$systemDefaults = @(
    (Expand-PlainPath '%SystemRoot%\system32')
    (Expand-PlainPath '%SystemRoot%')
    (Expand-PlainPath '%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem')
    (Expand-PlainPath '%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0')
    (Expand-PlainPath '%SystemRoot%\System32\OpenSSH')
)

$userDefaults = @(
    (Expand-PlainPath '%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps')
)

function Get-NormalizedPathEntries {
    param([string]$Raw)
    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Raw)) { return @() }
    return @(
        $Raw -split ';' |
            Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) } |
            ForEach-Object {
                [Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($_.Trim().TrimEnd('\')).ToLowerInvariant()
            }
    )
}

function Get-CombinedPathEntries {
    $machineRaw = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'Machine')
    $userRaw    = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')
    return Get-NormalizedPathEntries -Raw ($machineRaw + ';' + $userRaw)
}

function Test-InPath {
    param(
        [string]$PlainPath,
        [string[]]$NormalizedEntries
    )
    $key = $PlainPath.TrimEnd('\').ToLowerInvariant()
    return $NormalizedEntries -contains $key
}

function Add-ToPath {
    param(
        [string]$PlainPath,
        [ValidateSet('Machine', 'User')]
        [string]$Scope
    )
    # always store plain path, never %VAR% form
    $toAdd = $PlainPath.TrimEnd('\')
    $current = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $Scope)

    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($current)) {
        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $toAdd, $Scope)
        return
    }

    $normalized = Get-NormalizedPathEntries -Raw $current
    $key = $toAdd.ToLowerInvariant()
    if ($normalized -contains $key) { return }

    $newPath = $current.TrimEnd(';') + ';' + $toAdd
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $newPath, $Scope)
}

function Write-Result {
    param(
        [string]$Entry,
        [string]$Status
    )
    $label = $Entry.PadRight(58)
    Write-Output ("{0}  {1}" -f $label, $Status)
}

function Repair-AndVerify {
    param(
        [string]$PlainPath,
        [ValidateSet('Machine', 'User')]
        [string]$Scope
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $PlainPath)) {
        Write-Result -Entry $PlainPath -Status 'ATTENTION !!! MISSING  (no folder, cannot repair)'
        return 'failed'
    }

    if ($Scope -eq 'Machine') {
        $isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).
            IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
        if (-not $isAdmin) {
            Write-Result -Entry $PlainPath -Status 'ATTENTION !!! MISSING  (need Admin to repair)'
            return 'failed'
        }
    }

    try {
        Add-ToPath -PlainPath $PlainPath -Scope $Scope
    }
    catch {
        Write-Result -Entry $PlainPath -Status "ATTENTION !!! MISSING  (repair failed: $_)"
        return 'failed'
    }

    # re-query PATH from registry and verify plain path is present
    $after = Get-CombinedPathEntries
    if (Test-InPath -PlainPath $PlainPath -NormalizedEntries $after) {
        Write-Result -Entry $PlainPath -Status 'ATTENTION !!! MISSING  -> repaired (verified)'
        return 'repaired'
    }

    Write-Result -Entry $PlainPath -Status 'ATTENTION !!! MISSING  (repair ran, still missing after re-check)'
    return 'failed'
}

$combined = Get-CombinedPathEntries

$hadMissing = $false
$repairFailed = $false
$repairedList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

Write-Output 'PATH CHECK'
Write-Output ('-' * 72)

foreach ($entry in $systemDefaults) {
    if (Test-InPath -PlainPath $entry -NormalizedEntries $combined) {
        Write-Result -Entry $entry -Status 'OK'
        continue
    }

    $hadMissing = $true
    $result = Repair-AndVerify -PlainPath $entry -Scope Machine
    if ($result -eq 'repaired') {
        [void]$repairedList.Add($entry)
        $combined = Get-CombinedPathEntries
    }
    else {
        $repairFailed = $true
    }
}

foreach ($entry in $userDefaults) {
    if (Test-InPath -PlainPath $entry -NormalizedEntries $combined) {
        Write-Result -Entry $entry -Status 'OK'
        continue
    }

    $hadMissing = $true
    $result = Repair-AndVerify -PlainPath $entry -Scope User
    if ($result -eq 'repaired') {
        [void]$repairedList.Add($entry)
        $combined = Get-CombinedPathEntries
    }
    else {
        $repairFailed = $true
    }
}

Write-Output ('-' * 72)
if (-not $hadMissing) {
    Write-Output 'RESULT: all default PATH entries present'
}
elseif ($repairedList.Count -gt 0 -and -not $repairFailed) {
    Write-Output "RESULT: $($repairedList.Count) missing entry/entries repaired and verified - open a new terminal"
}
elseif ($repairedList.Count -gt 0 -and $repairFailed) {
    Write-Output "RESULT: $($repairedList.Count) verified, some still missing - open a new terminal / run as Admin"
}
else {
    Write-Output 'RESULT: missing entries not repaired (run as Admin for System PATH)'
}

if ($repairedList.Count -gt 0) {
    Write-Output ''
    Write-Output 'REPAIRED:'
    foreach ($item in $repairedList) {
        Write-Output "  $item"
    }
}

if ($hadMissing -or $repairFailed) {
    exit 1
}

exit 0
EndPowerShell:

StartPowerShell:
# Check for internet connection
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'

$dnsServers = @(
    '1.1.1.1'
    '8.8.8.8'
)

$hosts = @(
    'google.com'
    'cloudflare.com'
    'malwarebytes.com'
)

function Write-Result {
    param(
        [string]$Label,
        [string]$Status
    )
    Write-Output ("{0}  {1}" -f $Label.PadRight(42), $Status)
}

function Test-DnsServer {
    param([string]$Server)

    $pingOk = $false
    try {
        $pingOk = Test-Connection -ComputerName $Server -Count 1 -Quiet -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
    catch { }

    $resolveOk = $false
    try {
        $result = Resolve-DnsName -Name 'google.com' -Server $Server -Type A -DnsOnly -ErrorAction Stop
        $ip = ($result | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress } | Select-Object -First 1).IPAddress
        if ($ip) { $resolveOk = $true }
    }
    catch { }

    # resolve is what matters; ping may be blocked
    if ($resolveOk) { return 'OK' }
    if ($pingOk) { return 'FAIL' }
    return 'FAIL'
}

function Test-HostReachable {
    param([string]$HostName)

    try {
        $dns = Resolve-DnsName -Name $HostName -Type A -ErrorAction Stop
        $resolvedIp = ($dns | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress } | Select-Object -First 1).IPAddress
        if (-not $resolvedIp) { return 'FAIL' }
    }
    catch {
        return 'FAIL'
    }

    try {
        $null = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://$HostName" -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 10 -MaximumRedirection 5 -ErrorAction Stop
        return 'OK'
    }
    catch {
        if ($_.Exception.Response) { return 'OK' }
        return 'FAIL'
    }
}

$failed = 0

Write-Output 'INTERNET CHECK'
Write-Output ('-' * 72)

Write-Output 'DNS SERVERS'
foreach ($server in $dnsServers) {
    $status = Test-DnsServer -Server $server
    Write-Result -Label $server -Status $status
    if ($status -eq 'FAIL') { $failed++ }
}

Write-Output ''
Write-Output 'HOSTS'
foreach ($h in $hosts) {
    $status = Test-HostReachable -HostName $h
    Write-Result -Label $h -Status $status
    if ($status -eq 'FAIL') { $failed++ }
}

Write-Output ('-' * 72)
if ($failed -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'RESULT: all checks passed'
    exit 0
}

Write-Output "RESULT: $failed check(s) failed"
exit 1
EndPowerShell:

StartPowershell:
# Replace /scanonly with /clean if you also want to delete items -- however, this will activate a trial license on the system, I do not recommend it
$hmpExe  = "$env:TEMP\HitmanPro_x64.exe"
$logFile = "$env:TEMP\HitmanPro_ScanLog.txt"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://dl.surfright.nl/HitmanPro_x64.exe" -OutFile $hmpExe -UseBasicParsing
$proc = Start-Process $hmpExe -ArgumentList "/ews","/scanonly","/noinstall","/log=`"$logFile`"","/logtype=txt" -Wait -PassThru
if (!(Test-Path $logFile)) { Write-Host "Scan failed (exit $($proc.ExitCode))"; exit 1 }
Get-Content $logFile -Encoding Unicode
EndPowershell:

StartPowerShell:
# Downloads newest AdwCleaner version directly from Malwarebytes, performs an update, scans, cleans and writes the log in console
# Does not clean preinstalled objects, only PUP/Adware
# If you would like to delete preinstalled objects, add an argument /preinstalled to the /clean argument
# If you would like to only scan with it, change the argument from /clean to /scan
# NOTE: For the sake of users from Asia (primarily China), do not use the clean option. It will very likely remove a lot of their important software.
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner" | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://adwcleaner.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner?channel=release" -OutFile "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe"
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe" -ArgumentList "/eula" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden
$logFile = "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerOutputFRST.txt"
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe" -ArgumentList "/noreboot /scan" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -RedirectStandardOutput $logFile
Get-Content $logFile -Encoding Unicode
Remove-Item -Path $logFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
EndPowerShell:

Comment: List Windows Defender properties, settings
StartPowerShell:
function Write-Section {
    param([string]$Title)
    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host "<=== $Title ===>"
}
Write-Section "Protection Status"
Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object AMServiceEnabled, AntispywareEnabled, AntivirusEnabled, BehaviorMonitorEnabled, IoavProtectionEnabled, RealTimeProtectionEnabled, IsTamperProtected, NetworkProtectionStatus | Format-List
Write-Section "Signature / Engine Versions"
Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object AMProductVersion, AMEngineVersion, AntivirusSignatureVersion, AntispywareSignatureVersion | Format-List
Write-Section "Preferences / Configuration"
Get-MpPreference | Select-Object PUAProtection, MAPSReporting, SubmitSamplesConsent, CheckForSignaturesBeforeRunningScan, CloudBlockLevel, EnableNetworkProtection, DisableScriptScanning, DisableArchiveScanning, DisableRemovableDriveScanning, DisableScanningNetworkFiles, DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan, DisableBlockAtFirstSeen, DisableHeuristics, DisableAutoExclusions | Format-List
Write-Section "Threat Detections"
$threats = Get-MpThreatDetection
if ($threats) {
    $threats | Format-Table -AutoSize
} else {
    Write-Host "  (no threat detections found)"
}
EndPowerShell:

Comment: List drive info, identify possible damaged drives (thanks to AdvancedSetup from Malwarebytes for parts of these)
StartPowerShell:
param(
    [int]$MaxEvents = 5000
)
$GPTTypeMap = @{
    'EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7' = 'Microsoft Basic Data'
    'E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE' = 'Microsoft Reserved (MSR)'
    'DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC' = 'Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)'
    'C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B' = 'EFI System Partition'
    '21686148-6449-6E6F-744E-656564454649' = 'BIOS Boot Partition'
    'A19D880F-05FC-4D3B-A006-743F0F84911E' = 'OEM Partition'
    '5808C8AA-7E8F-42E0-85D2-E1E90434CFB3' = 'Cluster Metadata Partition'
    '48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC' = 'Apple HFS/HFS+'
    '7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC' = 'Apple APFS'
    '0FC63DAF-8483-4772-8E79-3D69D8477DE4' = 'Linux Filesystem'
    '0657FD6D-A4AB-43C4-84E5-0933C84B4F4F' = 'Linux Swap'
    'E6D6D379-F507-44C2-A23C-238F2A3DF928' = 'Linux LVM'
}
$MBRTypeMap = @{
    '01'='FAT12';'04'='FAT16 <32M';'05'='Extended';'06'='FAT16';'07'='IFS/NTFS/exFAT/HPFS';'0B'='FAT32 CHS';'0C'='FAT32 LBA';'0E'='FAT16 LBA'
    '0F'='Extended LBA';'82'='Linux Swap';'83'='Linux Native';'8E'='Linux LVM';'A5'='FreeBSD';'A6'='OpenBSD';'A8'='Mac OS X';'AB'='Mac OS X Boot'
    'AF'='Mac OS X HFS';'EE'='EFI GPT Protective';'EF'='EFI System Partition'
}
function Get-PartitionTypeInfo {
    param($Partition)

    $guid = $null
    if ($Partition.GptType) {
        $guid = ($Partition.GptType -replace '[{}]', '').ToUpper()
    }
    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($guid) -or $guid -eq '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000') {
        $guid = switch ($Partition.Type) {
            "System"   { "C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B" }
            "Reserved" { "E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE" }
            "Basic"    { "EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7" }
            "Recovery" { "DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC" }
            default    { $null }
        }
    }

    if ($guid) {
        $name = $GPTTypeMap[$guid]
        if ($name) { return "$name (GPT GUID: $($guid.ToLower()))" }
        else { return "Unknown/Custom (GPT GUID: $($guid.ToLower()))" }
    }

    if ($Partition.MbrType) {
        $code = ($Partition.MbrType.ToString() -replace '^0x', '').PadLeft(2, '0').ToUpper()
        $name = $MBRTypeMap[$code]
        if ($name) { return "$name (MBR code: 0x$code)" }
        else { return "Unknown/Custom (MBR code: $($Partition.MbrType))" }
    }

    return $Partition.Type
}
function Get-DrMapping {
    param([int]$MaxEvents)
    $map = @{}
    try {
        $events = Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{ LogName = 'System'; ProviderName = 'disk' } -MaxEvents $MaxEvents -ErrorAction Stop
    } catch {
        return $map
    }
    foreach ($e in $events) {
        if ($e.Message -match 'Harddisk(\d+)\\DR(\d+)') {
            $n  = [int]$Matches[1]
            $dr = [int]$Matches[2]
            if (-not $map.ContainsKey($n)) { $map[$n] = $dr }
        }
    }
    return $map
}
$drMap = Get-DrMapping -MaxEvents $MaxEvents
$physicalDisks = Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceId, FriendlyName, SerialNumber, MediaType, @{N='SizeGB';E={[math]::Round($_.Size / 1GB,2)}}
foreach ($pd in $physicalDisks) {
    $devId = [int]$pd.DeviceId
    $drSuffix = if ($drMap.ContainsKey($devId)) { "\DR$($drMap[$devId])" } else { '\DR? (no event seen yet)' }

    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host "<=== \Device\Harddisk$devId$drSuffix ($($pd.FriendlyName)) ===>"
    Write-Host "  DeviceId: $devId | Serial: $($pd.SerialNumber) | Media: $($pd.MediaType) | Size: $($pd.SizeGB) GB"

    try {
        $partitions = Get-Partition -DiskNumber $devId -ErrorAction Stop
        if (-not $partitions) {
            Write-Host "  (no partitions found)"
            continue
        }
        foreach ($part in $partitions) {
            $driveLetter = if ($part.DriveLetter) { "$($part.DriveLetter):" } else { 'no letter' }
            $sizeGB = [math]::Round($part.Size / 1GB, 2)
            $typeInfo = Get-PartitionTypeInfo -Partition $part
            Write-Host "  [PARTITION $($part.PartitionNumber)] Drive: $driveLetter - $sizeGB GB - $typeInfo"
        }
    } catch {
        Write-Host "  [ERROR] cannot read partitions for disk $devId"
    }
}

if ($drMap.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host "Note: no \Device\HarddiskN\DRx entries found in the last $MaxEvents System log events. Increase -MaxEvents, or the DR number will only appear once Windows actually logs a disk event for that drive (e.g. a bad block warning)."
}
EndPowerShell:

Comment: Verify that Discord does not have any injected code to intercept personal data. If anything is prompted here, it needs to be checked that it isn't malicious code.
Powershell: @("$env:APPDATA","$env:LOCALAPPDATA") | ForEach-Object { Get-ChildItem $_ -Recurse -Filter "index.js" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } | Where-Object { $_.FullName -match "discord_desktop_core" } | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "--- $($_.FullName) ---"; (Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw).Substring(0,[Math]::Min(2000,(Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw).Length)) }

StartPowerShell:
# Basic BSOD listings
$ccKey = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl"
$cfg = Get-ItemProperty $ccKey -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$dumpTypeMap = @{0='None';1='Complete';2='Kernel';3='Minidump';7='Automatic'}
Write-Output "--- Configuration ---"
Write-Output ("Dump Type: {0} ({1})" -f $cfg.CrashDumpEnabled, $dumpTypeMap[$cfg.CrashDumpEnabled])
Write-Output ("Full Dump Path: {0}" -f $(if($cfg.DumpFile){[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($cfg.DumpFile)}else{"$env:SystemRoot\MEMORY.DMP"}))
Write-Output ("Minidump Folder: {0}" -f $(if($cfg.MinidumpDir){[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($cfg.MinidumpDir)}else{"$env:SystemRoot\Minidump"}))
Write-Output ("Auto Reboot: {0}" -f $(if($cfg.AutoReboot -eq 0){'Disabled'}else{'Enabled'}))
Write-Output "--- Found Dump Files ---"
$full = if($cfg.DumpFile){[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($cfg.DumpFile)}else{"$env:SystemRoot\MEMORY.DMP"}
if (Test-Path $full) { Get-Item $full | Select Name,Length,LastWriteTime | Format-Table -AutoSize }
$mini = if($cfg.MinidumpDir){[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($cfg.MinidumpDir)}else{"$env:SystemRoot\Minidump"}
if (Test-Path $mini) { Get-ChildItem $mini -Filter *.dmp | Select Name,Length,LastWriteTime | Format-Table -AutoSize }
Write-Output "--- BugCheck Reasoning (recent events) ---"
$map = @{
'0x0000000A'='IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - faulty/outdated driver accessed memory at high IRQL'
'0x0000001E'='KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED - unhandled kernel exception, often driver/hardware'
'0x0000002E'='DATA_BUS_ERROR - typically bad RAM or hardware fault'
'0x0000003B'='SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION - exception in a system service, often driver-related'
'0x00000050'='PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA - bad RAM or faulty driver/antivirus'
'0x0000007A'='KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR - disk-related problem'
'0x0000007B'='INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE - system could not find/access the boot device'
'0x0000007E'='SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED - almost always a faulty driver'
'0x0000007F'='UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP - hardware issue (CPU/RAM/overclocking)'
'0x0000009F'='DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE - driver failed to respond to a power state change'
'0x000000C2'='BAD_POOL_CALLER - driver mishandling memory (pool corruption)'
'0x000000D1'='DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - typically a network or GPU driver'
'0x000000EF'='CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED - a critical system process died, often malware/system corruption'
'0x00000116'='VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE - GPU driver failed to respond in time (timeout)'
'0x00000124'='WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR - hardware fault (CPU/RAM/PSU/overclocking)'
'0x00000133'='DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION - faulty driver or storage subsystem issue'
'0x00000139'='KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE - corrupted kernel structure, possibly malware'
}
$events = Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System';Id=1001} -MaxEvents 100 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
    Where-Object { $_.ProviderName -match 'WER-SystemErrorReporting' } | Select-Object -First 5

if (-not $events) { Write-Output "No BugCheck events found in the log." }
foreach ($ev in $events) {
    $code = if ($ev.Message -match 'bugcheck was:\s*(0x[0-9A-Fa-f]+)') { $matches[1] } else { $null }
    Write-Output ("Time: {0}" -f $ev.TimeCreated)
    Write-Output ("Code: {0}" -f $(if($code){$code}else{'not recognized'}))
    if ($code -and $map.ContainsKey($code.ToUpper())) {
        Write-Output ("Meaning: {0}" -f $map[$code.ToUpper()])
    } elseif ($code) {
        Write-Output "Meaning: unknown code, look up at learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-code-reference2"
    }
    Write-Output ""
}
EndPowerShell:

StartPowerShell:
# This snippet lists all installed apps and their folder contents along with SHA256 hashes. Useful for troubleshooting malware abusing installed app entry.
param(
    [switch]$Recurse,
    [int]$MaxFilesPerApp = [int]::MaxValue
)

$uninstallPaths = @(
    'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
    'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
    'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
)

$script:msiInstaller = $null
function Get-MsiInstallLocation {
    param([string]$ProductCode)
    if (-not $script:msiInstaller) {
        try { $script:msiInstaller = New-Object -ComObject WindowsInstaller.Installer } catch { return $null }
    }
    try {
        $loc = $script:msiInstaller.ProductInfo($ProductCode, 'InstallLocation')
        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($loc)) { $loc = $script:msiInstaller.ProductInfo($ProductCode, 'InstallSource') }
        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($loc)) { return $null }
        return $loc
    } catch { return $null }
}

function Get-CleanPath {
    param([string]$RawValue)
    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($RawValue)) { return $null }
    $s = $RawValue.Trim()
    if ($s.StartsWith('"')) {
        $endQuote = $s.IndexOf('"', 1)
        if ($endQuote -gt 0) { return $s.Substring(1, $endQuote - 1) }
    }
    if ($s -match '^(.*?\.exe)\b') { return $Matches[1] }
    return $s
}

function Format-FileSize {
    param([long]$Bytes)
    if ($Bytes -ge 1GB) { return '{0:N2} GB' -f ($Bytes / 1GB) }
    if ($Bytes -ge 1MB) { return '{0:N2} MB' -f ($Bytes / 1MB) }
    if ($Bytes -ge 1KB) { return '{0:N2} KB' -f ($Bytes / 1KB) }
    return "$Bytes B"
}

$script:PeExtensions = @('.exe', '.dll', '.sys', '.ocx', '.cpl', '.scr', '.drv', '.efi', '.msi', '.msp', '.msu')
function Test-IsPeFile {
    param([string]$Extension)
    return $script:PeExtensions -contains $Extension.ToLower()
}

function Get-SignatureInfo {
    param([string]$Path, [string]$Extension)
    if (-not (Test-IsPeFile -Extension $Extension)) {
        return [PSCustomObject]@{ Signer = 'N/A (not PE)'; Status = 'NotApplicable'; Valid = $false }
    }
    $result = [PSCustomObject]@{ Signer = 'Unsigned'; Status = 'NotSigned'; Valid = $false }
    try {
        $sig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -LiteralPath $Path -ErrorAction Stop
        $result.Status = $sig.Status.ToString()
        $result.Valid  = ($sig.Status -eq 'Valid')
        if ($sig.SignerCertificate) {
            if ($sig.SignerCertificate.Subject -match 'CN=([^,]+)') { $result.Signer = $Matches[1].Trim('"') }
            else { $result.Signer = $sig.SignerCertificate.Subject }
            if (-not $result.Valid) { $result.Signer += " [INVALID: $($result.Status)]" }
        } elseif ($sig.Status -eq 'NotSigned') {
            $result.Signer = 'Unsigned'
        } else {
            $result.Signer = "Unknown [$($result.Status)]"
        }
    } catch {
        $result.Signer = 'Verification error'
        $result.Status = 'Error'
        $result.Valid  = $false
    }
    return $result
}

$rawApps = Get-ItemProperty -Path $uninstallPaths -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
    Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -and $_.DisplayName.Trim() -ne '' } |
    Select-Object @{Name = 'Name'; Expression = { $_.DisplayName } },
                  @{Name = 'Version'; Expression = { $_.DisplayVersion } },
                  @{Name = 'Publisher'; Expression = { $_.Publisher } },
                  @{Name = 'InstallFolder'; Expression = {
                        if ($_.InstallLocation -and $_.InstallLocation.Trim() -ne '') { $_.InstallLocation }
                        elseif ($_.UninstallString -match 'MsiExec\.exe.*?(\{[0-9A-Fa-f\-]{36}\})') {
                            $productCode = $Matches[1]
                            $msiLoc = Get-MsiInstallLocation -ProductCode $productCode
                            if ($msiLoc) { $msiLoc } else { "MSI: $productCode (location not found)" }
                        }
                        elseif ($_.UninstallString) { $_.UninstallString }
                        else { 'N/A' }
                    } } |
    Sort-Object Name -Unique

foreach ($app in $rawApps) {
    $versionText   = if ($app.Version) { $app.Version } else { '?' }
    $publisherText = if ($app.Publisher) { $app.Publisher } else { '?' }
    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host "<=== $($app.Name) [$versionText] ($publisherText) ===>"

    if ($app.InstallFolder -eq 'N/A' -or $app.InstallFolder -match '^MSI: .* \(location not found\)$') {
        Write-Host "  Path: $($app.InstallFolder)"
        continue
    }

    $cleanPath = Get-CleanPath -RawValue $app.InstallFolder

    $exists = $false
    try {
        $exists = Test-Path -LiteralPath $cleanPath -ErrorAction Stop
    } catch [System.UnauthorizedAccessException] {
        Write-Host "  Path: $cleanPath"
        Write-Host "  [ACCESS DENIED]"
        continue
    } catch {
        Write-Host "  Path: $cleanPath"
        Write-Host "  [ERROR] cannot access"
        continue
    }

    if (-not $exists) {
        Write-Host "  Path: $cleanPath"
        Write-Host "  [NOT FOUND]"
        continue
    }

    $rootItem = Get-Item -LiteralPath $cleanPath -Force
    $created  = $rootItem.CreationTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
    $modified = $rootItem.LastWriteTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')

    if ($rootItem.PSIsContainer) {
        $subFolders = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $cleanPath -Directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        $gciParams  = @{ LiteralPath = $cleanPath; File = $true; Force = $true; ErrorAction = 'SilentlyContinue' }
        if ($Recurse) { $gciParams['Recurse'] = $true }
        $allFiles = Get-ChildItem @gciParams

        Write-Host "  Path: $cleanPath | Created: $created | Modified: $modified | Files: $($allFiles.Count) | Folders: $($subFolders.Count)"

        foreach ($dir in $subFolders) {
            $dCreated  = $dir.CreationTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
            $dModified = $dir.LastWriteTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
            $dFileCount = (Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $dir.FullName -File -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count
            Write-Host ("  [DIR] {0} - {1} - {2,10} - {3}" -f $dCreated, $dModified, "$dFileCount files", $dir.FullName)
        }
    } else {
        $allFiles = @($rootItem)
        Write-Host "  Path: $cleanPath | Created: $created | Modified: $modified | Files: 1"
    }

    if ($allFiles.Count -eq 0) { continue }

    $shown = $allFiles | Select-Object -First $MaxFilesPerApp
    foreach ($f in $shown) {
        $hash = 'N/A'
        try { $hash = (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $f.FullName -Algorithm SHA256 -ErrorAction Stop).Hash } catch { $hash = 'HASH-ERROR' }
        $size     = Format-FileSize -Bytes $f.Length
        $fcreated = $f.CreationTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
        $fmod     = $f.LastWriteTime.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
        $sigInfo  = Get-SignatureInfo -Path $f.FullName -Extension $f.Extension
        Write-Host ("  [{0}] {1} - {2} - {3,10} - Signer: {4} - {5}" -f $hash, $fcreated, $fmod, $size, $sigInfo.Signer, $f.FullName)
    }
}
EndPowerShell:

Comment: List 30 recent scheduled tasks
Powershell: Get-ScheduledTask | select -first 30 | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo

Comment: List recent Run (Windows + R) executed commands, useful for identifying ClickFix attacks
Powershell: (Get-ItemProperty "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "^[a-z]$" } | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "$($_.Name): $($_.Value)" }

Comment: Remove unwanted files from common folders using native removal power of Farbar to include remove on reboot if needed. Please double check the user does not have any applications incorrectly installed in the directories listed below.
C:\ProgramData\*.csproj
C:\ProgramData\*.a3x
C:\ProgramData\*.ahk
C:\ProgramData\*.au3
C:\ProgramData\*.bat
C:\ProgramData\*.cab
C:\ProgramData\*.cmd
C:\ProgramData\*.com
C:\ProgramData\*.dll
C:\ProgramData\*.exe
C:\ProgramData\*.hta
C:\ProgramData\*.jar
C:\ProgramData\*.js
C:\ProgramData\*.jse
C:\ProgramData\*.lnk
C:\ProgramData\*.pif
C:\ProgramData\*.ps1
C:\ProgramData\*.py
C:\ProgramData\*.pyc
C:\ProgramData\*.pyd
C:\ProgramData\*.scr
C:\ProgramData\*.tmp
C:\ProgramData\*.vbe
C:\ProgramData\*.vbs
C:\ProgramData\*.wsf
C:\ProgramData\*.wsh
C:\ProgramData\*.zip
C:\ProgramData\*.rar
C:\ProgramData\*.7z
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.csproj
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.au3
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.bat
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.cab
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.cmd
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.com
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.dll
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.exe
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.hta
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.jar
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.js
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.jse
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.lnk
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pif
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.ps1
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.py
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pyc
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pyd
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.scr
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.tmp
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.vbe
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.vbs
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.wsf
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.wsh
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.zip
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.rar
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.7z
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.csproj
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.a3x
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.ahk
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.au3
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.bat
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.cab
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.cmd
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.com
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.dll
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.exe
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.hta
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.jar
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.js
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.jse
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.lnk
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pif
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.ps1
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.py
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pyc
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pyd
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.scr
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.tmp
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.vbe
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.vbs
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.wsf
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.wsh
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.zip
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.rar
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.7z
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.csproj
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.a3x
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.ahk
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.au3
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.bat
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.cab
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.cmd
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.com
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.dll
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.exe
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.hta
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.jar
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.js
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.jse
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.lnk
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pif
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.ps1
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.py
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pyc
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pyd
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.scr
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.tmp
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.vbe
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.vbs
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.wsf
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.wsh
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.zip
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.rar
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.7z

Comment: Remove browser cache 
StartPowerShell:
$ProfilesDirectory = (Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList').ProfilesDirectory
$DisplayNames = @{
    "chrome"    = "Chrome"
    "firefox"   = "Firefox"
    "opera"     = "Opera"
    "operagx"   = "Opera GX"
    "brave"     = "Brave"
    "msedge"    = "Edge"
    "vivaldi"   = "Vivaldi"
    "librewolf" = "LibreWolf"
    "mullvad"   = "Mullvad Browser"
    "zen"       = "Zen"
}
$ProcessNameMap = @{
    "operagx" = "opera"
    "mullvad" = "mullvadbrowser"
}
$trueCacheNames = @("Cache", "Code Cache", "DawnCache", "GPUCache", "GrShaderCache", "ShaderCache", "Shared Dictionary\cache")
function Get-CacheDirs {
    param([string]$BrowserName, [string]$ProfilesDirectory)
    switch ($BrowserName) {
        "chrome" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
        }
        "firefox" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include "cache2" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName + '\entries' }
        }
        "opera" {
            $dir1 = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Opera Software"
            $r1 = Get-ChildItem $dir1 -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
            $dir2 = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software"
            $r2 = Get-ChildItem $dir2 -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
            $r1 + $r2
        }
        "operagx" {
            $dir1 = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable"
            $r1 = Get-ChildItem $dir1 -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
            $dir2 = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable"
            $r2 = Get-ChildItem $dir2 -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
            $r1 + $r2
        }
        "brave" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
        }
        "msedge" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
        }
        "vivaldi" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\User Data"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include $trueCacheNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
        }
        "librewolf" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\LibreWolf\Profiles"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include "cache2" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName + '\entries' }
        }
        "mullvad" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\Mullvad\MullvadBrowser\Profiles"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include "cache2" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName + '\entries' }
        }
        "zen" {
            $dir = "$ProfilesDirectory\*\AppData\Local\zen\Profiles"
            Get-ChildItem $dir -Directory -Recurse -Include "cache2" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName + '\entries' }
        }
    }
}
function Format-Size {
    param([long]$Bytes)
    if ($Bytes -ge 1GB) { return '{0:N2} GB' -f ($Bytes / 1GB) }
    if ($Bytes -ge 1MB) { return '{0:N2} MB' -f ($Bytes / 1MB) }
    if ($Bytes -ge 1KB) { return '{0:N2} KB' -f ($Bytes / 1KB) }
    return "$Bytes B"
}
$BrowserKeys = @('chrome', 'firefox', 'opera', 'operagx', 'brave', 'msedge', 'vivaldi', 'librewolf', 'mullvad', 'zen')
foreach ($key in $BrowserKeys) {
    $procName = if ($ProcessNameMap.ContainsKey($key)) { $ProcessNameMap[$key] } else { $key }
    Get-Process -Name $procName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
$grandBytes = 0L
$grandFiles = 0
$anyFound = $false
foreach ($key in $BrowserKeys) {
    $cacheDirs = Get-CacheDirs -BrowserName $key -ProfilesDirectory $ProfilesDirectory
    if (-not $cacheDirs -or $cacheDirs.Count -eq 0) { continue }
    $anyFound = $true
    $displayName = $DisplayNames[$key]
    $browserBytes = 0L
    $browserFiles = 0
    foreach ($cacheDir in $cacheDirs) {
        if (-not (Test-Path $cacheDir)) { continue }
        $items = Get-ChildItem -Path $cacheDir -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        $files = $items | Where-Object { -not $_.PSIsContainer }
        $bytes = ($files | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum
        if (-not $bytes) { $bytes = 0 }
        $browserFiles += $files.Count
        $browserBytes += $bytes
        Get-ChildItem -Path "$cacheDir\*" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
    $grandBytes += $browserBytes
    $grandFiles += $browserFiles
    Write-Host ("{0,-16} freed {1,10} ({2} files)" -f $displayName, (Format-Size $browserBytes), $browserFiles)
}
if (-not $anyFound) {
    Write-Host "No cache found for any installed browser."
}
Write-Host ""
Write-Host ("Total freed: {0} ({1} files)" -f (Format-Size $grandBytes), $grandFiles)
EndPowerShell:

Comment: Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) status
CMD: reagentc.exe /info

Comment: Disable hidden file extensions
cmd: reg.exe add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "HideFileExt" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
cmd: reg.exe add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\HideFileExt" /v "CheckedValue" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Comment: Verify WMI repository, repair & verify again
CMD: winmgmt.exe /verifyrepository
CMD: winmgmt.exe /salvagerepository
CMD: winmgmt.exe /verifyrepository

Comment: To rebuild the performance counter library values
CMD: "%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R"

Comment: Resync performance counter library values to WMI as well
CMD: winmgmt.exe /resyncperf

Comment: Force policy removal
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy
CMD: gpupdate.exe /force

Comment: Enable recovery environment
CMD: bcdedit.exe /set {default} recoveryenabled yes

Comment: Restore original Windows services configuration
StartPowerShell:
Set-Service -Name "Netlogon" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "BITS" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "Dhcp" -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service -Name "EventLog" -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service -Name "EventSystem" -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service -Name "nsi" -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service -Name "RasMan" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "SDRSVC" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "SstpSvc" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "TrustedInstaller" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "VSS" -StartupType Manual
Set-Service -Name "Winmgmt" -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service -Name "wuauserv" -StartupType Manual
EndPowerShell:

Comment: Reset PowerShell execution policy
Powershell: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force

Comment: Fully reset the Windows network stack, WinHTTP proxy settings, DNS cache, and BITS transfer queue.
StartBatch:
ipconfig.exe /flushdns
ipconfig.exe /release
netsh.exe winsock reset catalog
netsh.exe int ip reset
netsh.exe advfirewall reset
netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on
netsh.exe winhttp reset proxy
netsh.exe winhttp reset autoproxy
netsh.exe winhttp reset tracing
EndBatch:

Comment: BITS reset
Startbatch:
@echo off
net.exe stop BITS
ipconfig.exe /flushdns
ren "%programdata%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.*" qmgr*.*.old
net.exe start BITS
Endbatch:
cmd: bitsadmin.exe /reset /allusers

Comment: Additional temp file removal
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\*.tmp
C:\WINDOWS\system32\*.tmp
C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\*.tmp
C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\Temp\*
C:\Windows\Temp\*
C:\Windows\SystemTemp\*
C:\Windows\Prefetch\*

Comment: System repair commands
CMD: SFC.exe /scannow
CMD: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Comment: Remove set proxy servers
RemoveProxy:

Comment: Remove temporary files via FRST
EmptyTemp:

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