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  1. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 28, 2023. No changes.
  2. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 28, 2023. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 0 deletions.
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    #
    # Simple Powershell script that removes ClickOnce deployments entirely from file system and registry.
    # Attempts to remove both installed and online-only deployments.
    #
    # Authored: Mariusz Banach / mgeeky, <mb [at] binary-offensive.com>
    #
    # Usage:
    # PS> . .\Cleanup-ClickOnce.ps1
    # PS> Cleanup-ClickOnce -Name MyAppName
  3. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 28, 2023. No changes.
  4. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 28, 2023. 1 changed file with 20 additions and 3 deletions.
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    #

    function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    $NameShort = $Name

    if ($Name.Length -gt 7) {
    $Name = $Name.Substring(0, 4) + "\."
    if ($NameShort.Length -gt 7) {
    $NameShort = $NameShort.Substring(0, 4) + "\."
    }

    $rex = $Name + "\..+"
    $rex = $NameShort + "\..+"

    Write-Host "`nCleaning ClickOnce leftovers: $rex `n" -ForegroundColor Yellow

    @@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    }
    }

    Get-ChildItem -Recurse "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" -EA SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
    $reg = $_
    $props = ($_ | Get-ItemProperty).PsObject.Properties
    $props | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "DisplayName" -and $_.Value -match $Name } | ForEach-Object {
    Write-Host "[+] Cleaning: $($reg)" -ForegroundColor Green
    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "Registry::$reg" -EA SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
    }
    }

    $Paths = @(
    "$env:Localappdata\Apps\2.0"
    "$env:Localappdata\Deployment"
    @@ -40,4 +50,11 @@ function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    }
    }
    }

    $Path = "$env:Appdata\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$Name"

    If (Test-Path -Path $Path ) {
    Write-Host "[+] Cleaning: $Path" -ForegroundColor Green
    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse $Path
    }
    }
  5. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 27, 2023. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
    3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Cleanup-ClickOnce.ps1
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    #

    function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    if ($Name.Length -gt 6) {

    if ($Name.Length -gt 7) {
    $Name = $Name.Substring(0, 4) + "\."
    }

  6. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 27, 2023. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 0 deletions.
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    # PS> . .\Cleanup-ClickOnce.ps1
    # PS> Cleanup-ClickOnce -Name MyAppName
    #
    # Other than that you might also try using these commands:
    # PS> rundll32 dfshim.dll,ShArpMaintain C:\Path\To\ClickOnce.application
    # PS> rundll32 dfshim.dll CleanOnlineAppCache
    #

    function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    if ($Name.Length -gt 6) {
  7. mgeeky revised this gist Jun 27, 2023. 1 changed file with 0 additions and 3 deletions.
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    #

    function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {

    if ($Name.Length -gt 6) {
    $Name = $Name.Substring(0, 4) + "\."
    }
    @@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {
    If ($_ -match $rex) {
    Write-Host "[+] Cleaning: $($_.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "Registry::$_" -EA SilentlyContinue | Out-Null


    }
    }

  8. mgeeky created this gist Jun 27, 2023.
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    #
    # Usage:
    # PS> . .\Cleanup-ClickOnce.ps1
    # PS> Cleanup-ClickOnce -Name MyAppName
    #

    function Cleanup-ClickOnce($Name) {

    if ($Name.Length -gt 6) {
    $Name = $Name.Substring(0, 4) + "\."
    }

    $rex = $Name + "\..+"

    Write-Host "`nCleaning ClickOnce leftovers: $rex `n" -ForegroundColor Yellow

    Get-ChildItem -Recurse "HKCU:\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Deployment\SideBySide\2.0" -EA SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
    If ($_ -match $rex) {
    Write-Host "[+] Cleaning: $($_.Name)" -ForegroundColor Green
    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "Registry::$_" -EA SilentlyContinue | Out-Null


    }
    }

    $Paths = @(
    "$env:Localappdata\Apps\2.0"
    "$env:Localappdata\Deployment"
    "$env:Localappdata\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE"
    "$env:Temp\Deployment"
    )

    foreach ($Path in $Paths) {
    Get-ChildItem -Recurse $Path | ForEach-Object {
    If ($_ -match $rex) {
    Write-Host "[+] Cleaning: $($_.FullName)" -ForegroundColor Green
    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse $_.FullName
    }
    }
    }
    }