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LSA Extension

Location:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LsaExtensionConfig\LsaSrv

Classification:

Criteria Value
Permissions Admin1
Security context System
Persistence type Registry
Code type DLL
Launch type Automatic
Impact Non-destructive
OS Version All OS versions
Dependencies OS only
Toolset Scriptable

Description:

The REG_MULTI_SZ value named Extensions contains filenames of DLLs being automatically loaded by lsass.exe. Each DLL has its InitializeLsaExtension() method called after loading.

References:

https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1476286368385019906

Credits:

0gtweet

See also:

Remarks:

  1. TrustedInstaller requiredÂ