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Execute on Boot

Started by jtmerchant Dec 1, 2004 at 7:26 PM 8 replies 1.3k views

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jtmerchant

Dec 1, 2004 at 7:26 PM

What are ALL the possible ways to start a .exe when the system starts (on XP)?

Sneftel

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Sneftel

Dec 1, 2004 at 7:41 PM

There's a crapload of ways, especially if you count, not only EXEs, but other executable formats loaded as plugins and components and libraries and whatnot. What are you trying to do... remove a tenacious piece of malware from your system?

choffstein

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choffstein

Dec 1, 2004 at 7:54 PM

Or perhaps incite one ;)
msconfig (startup tab) may be of help.

DMINATOR

Dec 2, 2004 at 1:45 AM

I have some code here, but don't know does it work or not.

This add register key to run program on boot

TRegistry *reg = new TRegistry(KEY_ALL_ACCESS);reg->RootKey = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;reg->OpenKey("\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run",false);if(AAutoRun->Checked) reg->WriteString("RailRoad",Application->ExeName);else{if(reg->ValueExists("RailRoad")) reg->DeleteValue("RailRoad");}delete reg;

iMalc

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iMalc

Dec 2, 2004 at 2:16 AM

Here: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

Jimmy Valavanis

Dec 2, 2004 at 8:44 AM

Also

\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnce key
(run once)

and of cource Startup folder in Start Menu...

GregLoutsenko

Dec 2, 2004 at 3:15 PM

i once did actually make a little app which start on star up. what i did was to edit the registry, i cant remember what functions i used but i di remember it was like 2 or 3 api calls. might want to check out programmers-unlimited.com, i did write a little tutorial on this there, but since i forgot all about how to do it. however the posters above kind of covered the registry, but iam sure wat i did was slightly different.

Evil Steve

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Evil Steve

Dec 2, 2004 at 3:47 PM

Quote:
Original post by GregLoutsenko
i once did actually make a little app which start on star up. what i did was to edit the registry, i cant remember what functions i used but i di remember it was like 2 or 3 api calls. might want to check out programmers-unlimited.com, i did write a little tutorial on this there, but since i forgot all about how to do it. however the posters above kind of covered the registry, but iam sure wat i did was slightly different.

The above code seems to be Borland or whatever the compiler is that has a load of wrapper classes. You probalby used the raw Win32 functions like RegOpenKey(), RegCloseKey(), etc. I used those as well, and as you said, its very simple to do.

jtmerchant

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jtmerchant

Dec 2, 2004 at 4:04 PM

Hm... I read somewhere your program gets started on boot if it declares itself a service. Is this information accurate? If so, how can I do it?

iMalc

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iMalc

Dec 2, 2004 at 11:58 PM

Did you actually look at the link I posted above?
It should completely answer your question.

Download the program too btw :-)

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