SMS_AutoStartSoftware Client WMI Class
The SMS_AutoStartSoftware
class is a client Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class, in Configuration Manager, that enumerates software that starts automatically with, or immediately after, the operating system.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.
Syntax
Class SMS_AutoStartSoftware
{
String BinFileVersion;
String BinProductVersion;
String Description;
String FileName;
String FilePropertiesHash;
String FilePropertiesHashEx;
String FileVersion;
String Location;
String Product;
String ProductVersion;
String Publisher;
String StartupType;
String StartupValue;
};
Methods
The SMS_AutoStartSoftware
class does not define any methods.
Properties
BinFileVersion
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
Reserved. For internal use.
BinProductVersion
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
Reserved. For internal use.
Description
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
File description to be presented to users, for example, "Keyboard driver for AT-style keyboards" or "Microsoft Word for Windows".
FileName
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
Name of the file, including the extension but excluding the path, for example, "Notepad.exe".
FilePropertiesHash
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: [key]
A unique 128-bit signature that is derived from a combination of the Product
, Description
, ProductVersion
, Publisher
, and FileName
properties of the file.
FilePropertiesHashEx
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
A unique 128-bit signature that is derived from a combination of the Product
, Description
, ProductVersion
, Publisher
, FileName
, FileVersion
, BinProductVersion
, and BinFileVersion
properties of the file.
FileVersion
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The version of the file, for example, "3.00A" or "5.00.RC2".
Location
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The path where the autostart file was discovered. This path is relative to the value of the StartupType
property. For example, it can be "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" when the StartupType
property is set to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".
Product
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The name of the product with which the file is distributed, for example, "Microsoft Windows".
ProductVersion
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The version of the product with which the file is distributed, for example, "3.00A" or "5.00.RC2".
Publisher
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The company that produced the file, for example, "Microsoft Corporation" or "Standard Microsystems Corporation, Inc.".
StartupType
Data type: String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The point from which the software is automatically launched. Possible values are:
Registry:Current User
Registry:Local Machine
Win.ini
All Users Startup Folder
User Profile Startup Folder
StartupValue
Data type:String
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: None
The application command string that is associated with the shortcut.
Remarks
Much system-dependent software is loaded separately from the system due to the nature of the application. Most software requires the operating system to be running before being loaded. Along with many applications intended for useful purposes, such as sound driver, mouse driver, and other interfaces, items such as malware and viruses tend to place themselves within the same load areas. You can enumerate these applications to monitor the health of some of their security policies and procedures.
There are eight areas in the registry where applications can be run at the startup of the operating system. Enumeration of the following keys provides a list of applications and their associated paths from which header information can be retrieved:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\load
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
The
SMS_AutoStartSoftware
class enumerates all items in the %systemdir%\Win.ini file, to identify older applications in addition to malicious software that might use this nontraditional method of activation. This class enumerates applications in the following file entries:win.ini [windows] run=
win.ini [windows] load=
The
SMS_AutoStartSoftware
class enumerates the contents of the Startup folder in the Start menu to provide the path to the binaries from which header information can be retrieved. If the binary is Rundll32.exe or Rundll64.exe, then the class retrieves the header information from the DLL file that is the first command line parameter for execution of Rundll32.exe.For example:
RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
In this case, the class gathers the header information from NVCpl.dll, instead of Rundll32.exe.
Note
If the header data for the executable file is null
for the company, product, or version field, then the file name in uppercase is substituted for the field.
Requirements
Runtime Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Client Runtime Requirements.
Development Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Client Development Requirements.
See Also
Asset Intelligence Client WMI Classes
SMS_BrowserHelperObject Client WMI Class
SMS_InstalledExecutable Client WMI Class
SMS_InstalledSoftware Client WMI Class
SMS_InstalledSoftwareMS Client WMI Class
SMS_Processor Client WMI Class
SMS_SoftwareShortcut Client WMI Class
SMS_SystemConsoleUsage Client WMI Class
SMS_SystemConsoleUser Client WMI Class