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Verclsid.exe

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Used to verify a COM object before it is instantiated by Windows Explorer

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01COMMAND EXAMPLES
01ATT&CK TECHNIQUES
02DETECTION RESOURCES
01CAPABILITIES
01 / TRADECRAFT

Command reference

1 examples

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EXAMPLE 01T1218.012

Used to verify a COM object before it is instantiated by Windows Explorer

COMMAND
verclsid.exe /S /C {CLSID}
USE CASE
Run a COM object created in registry to evade defensive counter measures
PRIVILEGES
User
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows 10, Windows 11
Execute · COM
02 / ON DISK

Known paths

C:\Windows\System32\verclsid.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\verclsid.exe
03 / DEFENSIVE INTELLIGENCE

Detection & indicators

2 resources
FURTHER READING

Research & resources

COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Acknowledgements

Nick Tyrer@NickTyrer