LOLBAS/Archive-Old-Version/OSLibraries/Setupapi.dll.md

Setupapi.dll

• Functions: Execute

rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\temp\calc.inf
Launch an executable file via the InstallHinfSection function and .inf file section directive.

rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 C:\\Tools\\shady.inf
Remote fetch and execute a COM Scriptlet by calling an information file directive.

• Resources:

  • https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/994742106852941825
  • https://twitter.com/subTee/status/951115319040356352
  • https://twitter.com/KyleHanslovan/status/911997635455852544
  • https://github.com/huntresslabs/evading-autoruns

• Full path:

  • c:\windows\system32\Setupapi.dll
  • c:\windows\sysWOW64\Setupapi.dll

• Notes: Thanks to Pierre-Alexandre Braeken - @pabraeken (Executable), Kyle Hanslovan - @KyleHanslovan (COM Scriptlet), Huntress Labs - @HuntressLabs (COM Scriptlet), Casey Smith - @subTee (COM Scriptlet)