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21 February 2025

KAPE Target - Windows Notepad WOOPS

by ogmini

Looks like Andrew Rathburn had already created a Target for Windows Notepad! I somehow didn’t notice it because I only checked the Apps folder and not the Windows folder. I’ve updated it to pull the Window State *.bin files and the settings.dat Application Registry file. I also added a link to my documentation on the file format and behavior.

Just submitted the Pull Request.

I’ll double check there is no Module that already exists. I’m pretty sure I didn’t see one. This would be useful for a Live Response as Windows Notepad Parser would be able to acquire the Unsaved Buffer Chunks that might be present in the Tab State *.bin files. These would be lost on shutdown of Windows Notepad or Windows.

tags: DFIR - Windows Notepad - KAPE