Windows Automatic/Silent Runners – Launch & Hijack Points

Launch Points Here are the registry keys, INI-file sections, files and folders that are checked bySilent Runners and the Operating Systems (OS’s) to which they apply:   Item Checked OS 1. HKCUControl PanelDesktopSCRNSAVE.EXE NT4+ 2. HKCUSoftwareClassesCLSID{CLSID}Implemented Categories{00021493-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} HKCUSoftwareClassesCLSID{CLSID}Implemented Categories{00021494-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} W2K+ 3. HKCUSoftwareClasses.batshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.batshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.cmdshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.cmdshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.comshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.comshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.exeshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.exeshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.htashellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.htashellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.pifshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.pifshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasses.scrshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasses.scrshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+       HKCUSoftwareClassesbatfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesbatfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClassescmdfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassescmdfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClassescomfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassescomfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClassesexefileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesexefileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClasseshtafileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClasseshtafileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClassespiffileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassespiffileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+   HKCUSoftwareClassesscrfileshellsubkeycommand HKCUSoftwareClassesscrfileshellsubkeyddeexec W2K+ 4. HKCUSoftwareClasses*shellexColumnHandlers […]

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Deploying a MSI through GPO

This tutorial will describe how to deploy a MSI on multiple machines by using Group Policy. 1. Methods of deployment 2. Create a distribution point 3. Create a Group Policy Object 4. Assign a MSI package 5. Publish a MSI package 6. Redeploy a MSI package 7. Remove a MSI package 8. Troubleshooting Active Directory/GPO deployments 1. Methods of deployment Group Policy supports two methods of deploying a MSI package: Assign software – A program can be assigned per-user or per-machine. If its assigned per-user, it will be installed when the user logs on. However, if its assigned per-machine then […]

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