For ease of use, Control Panel items typically include graphical menus available to users after being registered and loaded into the Control Panel. The Windows Control Panel process binary (control.exe) handles execution of Control Panel items, which are utilities that allow users to view and adjust computer settings.Ĭontrol Panel items are registered executable (.exe) or Control Panel (.cpl) files, the latter are actually renamed dynamic-link library (.dll) files that export a CPlApplet function. Adversaries may abuse control.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads.
