You’ll get Access denied. Run as administrator.
At its heart, this command wants to add or modify a registry key under:
The InprocServer32 subkey is where Windows COM (Component Object Model) looks for the DLL file path for an in-process server. You’ll get Access denied
An attacker could run:
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4E8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32 /ve /d "C:\Users\Public\evil.dll" /f
Then set up a trigger (e.g., a scheduled task or browser startup) that loads this COM object. The DLL runs in the context of the calling process. The InprocServer32 subkey is where Windows COM (Component
Through OSINT searches, this CLSID has been observed in malware reports and adware persistence mechanisms. For example:
reg add hkcu software classes clsid 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2 inprocserver32 ve d f Then set up a trigger (e
The proper registry path should be:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4e8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32
In reg add command format:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4e8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32" /ve /d "C:\Path\To\Your.dll" /f
Explanation of parts: