
Abuses the Microsoft-signed tlscsp.dll LOLBin to run RC4 encrypt/decrypt via LsCsp_EncryptHwid, patching the hardcoded key in memory for BYOK tradecraft.
tlscsp.dll — Ghosted Microsoft RC4 LOLBin (BYOK encrypt/decrypt primitive)
A Microsoft-signed, never-loaded DLL that ships a hardcoded RC4 key. Call LsCsp_EncryptHwid -> get RC4 encrypt/decrypt running inside trusted Windows code, with zero crypto in your own binary.
tlscsp.dll ("Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Cryptographic Utility") is a
Microsoft-signed DLL in System32 that is unloaded by default. Its export
LsCsp_EncryptHwid performs **RC4 with a 16-byte key hardcoded in .rdata.
Windows 11 latest build (25H2). Older Windows builds ship a slightly different
tlscsp.dll, so the key offset may need a small tweak — not covered here.
NOTE- The embedded key is public, so anyone can decrypt. Use BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — patch the 16 bytes at base + 0x141D0 in memory with your own key before calling the export. Now the DLL encrypts/decrypts with your secret, and your loader still carries no key and no crypto.
