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RunMRU

RunMRU maintains a list of the commands executed or file paths opened via the Windows Run dialog box. This is accomplished with the Windows + R shortcut, or right click on the Start Menu > Run.

Analysis

RunMRU is tied to individual user profiles and can be located inside an individual user's NTUSER.DAT hive:

NTUSER.DAT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

The following is information is generally available for each RunMRU key

  • Command executed or file path / UNC opened
  • MRU Position

The LastWriteTime of the RunMRU key represents the most recently executed command (i.e., MRU position 0).

Tools

  1. Eric Zimmerman's Registry Explorer