# AppInit Dlls These DLLs are loaded at process creation, and lives in the registry key at: HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\\ Note that we need to set 2 registry keys, one to enable AppInit DLLs, and one registry key pointing to our persistence DLL. ``` HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\LoadAppInit_DLLs - 0x1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\LoadAppInit_DLLs - 0x1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsAppInit_DLLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs ``` Note that this will only persist on executables that have user32.dll loaded since they implement loading AppInit Dlls from registry. Also note that you have many payloads running at once which is very noisy. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/persistence/admin-level/appinit-dlls.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.