DLL appearing only after .EXE execution in temp folder, how does it works ?
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Hi, I'm facing a situation that I've never seen before regarding .exe and .dll files. The app a.exe uses a DLL x.dll. The x.dll (not a COM DLL, but a regular one) can't be found in the computer hard drive. After executing a.exe, the x.dll is expanded to the temp folder, to a path like this: C:\DOCUME~1\COMPANY\LOCALS~1\Temp\tmpABT\07333f01-60fa-473c-9581-344d009b639d\x.dll This DLL and path exists only during a.exe execution. In the a.exe directory, there's a .CAB with a lot of DLLs, but x.dll is not inside of it. The problem is that I have x.dll source code and I wanted to change it's version (used by a.exe). Any tip on where does the DLL come from ? Thanks for any help!
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Hi, I'm facing a situation that I've never seen before regarding .exe and .dll files. The app a.exe uses a DLL x.dll. The x.dll (not a COM DLL, but a regular one) can't be found in the computer hard drive. After executing a.exe, the x.dll is expanded to the temp folder, to a path like this: C:\DOCUME~1\COMPANY\LOCALS~1\Temp\tmpABT\07333f01-60fa-473c-9581-344d009b639d\x.dll This DLL and path exists only during a.exe execution. In the a.exe directory, there's a .CAB with a lot of DLLs, but x.dll is not inside of it. The problem is that I have x.dll source code and I wanted to change it's version (used by a.exe). Any tip on where does the DLL come from ? Thanks for any help!
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Probably the executable has the x.DLL file stored as a resource within itself and is writing to the hard disk before usage? However, you could use FileMon from SysInternals[^] to see who is creating the file!
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Probably the executable has the x.DLL file stored as a resource within itself and is writing to the hard disk before usage? However, you could use FileMon from SysInternals[^] to see who is creating the file!
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Yes, it has to be something like this. I found something using process explorer, after choosing some menu item, the .exe loads an .msi file (yes, the .msi file is listed as loaded as the dlls are), and inside this .msi the is the x.dll. Now I can use an .msi editor to change the dll inside of it. Thanks Rajesh.
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