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sdbinst

LOLBin Abuse

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Windows sdbinst.exe installs or uninstalls Application Compatibility shim databases (.sdb). A custom database applies shim behavior when a matching application starts; adversaries can abuse malicious entries for persistence or privilege escalation, while administrators also use databases for legitimate compatibility fixes.

Source

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/deployment/compatibility/using-the-sdbinstexe-command-line-tool

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Extended Details

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