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LOLBAS Top 50 - LOLBAS Purpose Flashcards

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What is the purpose of certutil.exe?

A

Certificate utility for downloading files and encoding/decoding data

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What is the purpose of cmd.exe?

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Command prompt interpreter

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What is the purpose of powershell.exe?

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Scripting language and command-line shell

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What is the purpose of mshta.exe?

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Executes Microsoft HTML Applications

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What is the purpose of wmic.exe?

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Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line

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What is the purpose of rundll32.exe?

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Loads and runs 32-bit DLLs

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What is the purpose of regsvr32.exe?

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Registers DLLs and ActiveX controls in the registry

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What is the purpose of bitsadmin.exe?

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Manages Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) jobs

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What is the purpose of installutil.exe?

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Utility to install and uninstall server resources by executing installer components

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What is the purpose of reg.exe?

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Registry manipulation utility

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What is the purpose of schtasks.exe?

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Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time

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What is the purpose of mavinject.exe?

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Injects code into the address space of another process

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What is the purpose of msbuild.exe?

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Builds applications and code projects

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What is the purpose of wbadmin.exe?

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Backup and recovery command-line tool

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What is the purpose of bginfo.exe?

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Background information utility

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What is the purpose of cmstp.exe?

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Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer

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What is the purpose of control.exe?

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Opens Control Panel items

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What is the purpose of conhost.exe?

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Console window host process

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What is the purpose of forfiles.exe?

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Selects and executes a command on a file or set of files

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What is the purpose of makecab.exe?

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Creates a cabinet (.CAB) file

21
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What is the purpose of cscript.exe?

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Windows Script Host command-line version

22
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What is the purpose of wscript.exe?

A

Windows Script Host Windows-based version

23
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What is the purpose of expand.exe?

A

Expands one or more compressed files

24
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What is the purpose of hh.exe?

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HTML Help executable

25
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What is the purpose of ftp.exe?

A

File Transfer Protocol utility

26
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What is the purpose of msiexec.exe?

A

Windows Installer command-line utility

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What is the purpose of netsh.exe?

A

Network services command-line scripting utility

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What is the purpose of dnscmd.exe?

A

DNS server management command

29
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What is the purpose of esentutl.exe?

A

Database utilities for the Extensible Storage Engine

30
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What is the purpose of findstr.exe?

A

Searches for strings in files

31
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What is the purpose of tar.exe?

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Tape Archive utility for archiving files

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What is the purpose of fc.exe?

A

File compare utility

33
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What is the purpose of replace.exe?

A

Replaces files

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What is the purpose of xcopy.exe?

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Copies files and directories, including subdirectories

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What is the purpose of robocopy.exe?

A

Robust file copy for Windows

36
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What is the purpose of attrib.exe?

A

Displays or changes file attributes

37
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What is the purpose of curl.exe?

A

Transfers data from or to a server using various protocols

38
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What is the purpose of scp.exe?

A

Secure copy (remote file copy program)

39
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What is the purpose of ssh.exe?

A

OpenSSH SSH client

40
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What is the purpose of wget.exe?

A

Retrieves files from the web

41
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What is the purpose of icacls.exe?

A

Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files

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What is the purpose of cacls.exe?

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Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

43
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What is the purpose of takeown.exe?

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Allows an administrator to take ownership of a file

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What is the purpose of tasklist.exe?

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Displays a list of currently running processes on a local or remote computer

45
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What is the purpose of taskkill.exe?

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Terminates tasks by process id (PID) or image name

46
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What is the purpose of taskschd.msc?

A

Scheduled Task Manager

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What is the purpose of eventvwr.exe?

A

Event Viewer

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What is the purpose of compmgmt.msc?

A

Computer Management console

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