https://github.com/PoorBillionaire/USN-Journal-Parser

Python script to parse the NTFS USN Journal
https://github.com/PoorBillionaire/USN-Journal-Parser

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Python script to parse the NTFS USN Journal

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/PoorBillionaire/USN-Journal-Parser
• Owner: PoorBillionaire
• License: other
• Created: 2015-11-02T20:47:33.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-15T18:03:01.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-14T21:46:24.498Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 76.2 KB
• Stars: 97
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 15
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
USN-Journal-Parser

====================      

Python script to parse the NTFS USN Change Journal

Description

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The NTFS USN Change journal is a volume-specific log  which records metadata changes to files. It is a treasure trove of information during a forensic investigation. The change journal is a named alternate data stream, located at: $Extend\\$UsnJrnl:$J. usn.py is a script written in Python which parses the journal's contents, and features several different output formats.

Default Output

----------------

With no command-line options set, usn.py will produce USN journal records in the format below:

::

    dev@computer:$ python usn.py -f usnjournal -o /tmp/usn.txt

    dev@computer:$ cat /tmp/usn.txt

    2016-01-26 18:56:20.046268 | test.vbs | ARCHIVE  | DATA_OVERWRITE DATA_EXTEND 

Command-Line Options

-----------------------

::

    optional arguments:

      -h, --help            show this help message and exit

      -b, --body            Return USN records in comma-separated format

      -c, --csv             Return USN records in comma-separated format

      -f FILE, --file FILE  Parse the given USN journal file

      -q, --quick           Parse a large journal file quickly

      -s SYSTEM, --system SYSTEM

                            System name (use with -t)

      -t, --tln             TLN output (use with -s)

      -v, --verbose         Return all USN properties for each record (JSON)

**--csv**

Using the CSV flag will, as expected, provide results in CSV format. Using the --csv / -c option provides the same USN fields as default output:

* Timestamp

* Filename

* File attributes

* Reason

An example of what this looks like is below:

::

    dev@computer:~$python usn.py --csv -f usnjournal -o /tmp/usn.txt

    dev@computer:~$ cat /tmp/usn.txt

    timestamp,filename,fileattr,reason

    2015-10-09 21:37:58.836242,A75BFDE52F3DD8E6.dat,ARCHIVE NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED,DATA_EXTEND FILE_CREATE

**--body**

Using the --body / -b command-line flag, the script will output in mactime body format:

::

    dev@computer:~$ python usn.py -f usnjournal --body

    0|schedule log.xml (USN: DATA_EXTEND DATA_TRUNCATION CLOSE)|24603-1|0|0|0|0|1491238176|1491238176|1491238176|1491238176

**--tln / -t**

Using the --tln / -t command-line flag, the script will output in TLN body format:

::

    dev@computer:~$ python usn.py -f usnjournal --tln

    1491238176|USN|||schedule log.xml:DATA_EXTEND DATA_TRUNCATION CLOSE

Add the --system / -s flag to specify a system name with TLN output:

::

    dev@computer:~$ python usn.py -f usnjournal --tln --system ThisIsASystemName

    1491238176|USN|ThisIsASystemName||schedule log.xml:DATA_EXTEND DATA_TRUNCATION CLOSE

**--verbose**

Return all USN members for each record with the --verbose / -v flag. The results are JSON-formatted.

::

    dev@computer:~$python usn.py --verbose -f usnjournal -o /tmp/usn.txt

    dev@computer:~$cat /tmp/usn.txt

    {

        "majorVersion": 2,

        "minorVersion": 0,

        "fileReferenceNumber": 281474976744952,

        "parentFileReferenceNumber": 844424930165539,

        "usn": 47265504,

        "timestamp": 1467312724,

        "reason": "SECURITY_CHANGE",

        "sourceInfo": 0,

        "securityId": 0,

        "fileAttributes": "HIDDEN SYSTEM ARCHIVE",

        "filenameLength": 22,

        "filenameOffset": 60,

        "filename": "493fde4.rbf",

        "humanTimestamp": "2016-06-30 18:52:04.456762",

        "epochTimestamp": 1467312724,

        "mftSeqNumber": 1,

        "mftEntryNumber": 34296,

        "pMftSeqNumber": 3,

        "pMftEntryNumber": 33571

    }

Installation

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Using setup.py:

::

    

    python setup.py install

    

Using pip:

::

    

    pip install usnparser