The efsui.exe file is responsible for providing a user interface for the Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows. EFS is a feature that allows users to encrypt files and folders on their Windows machine.
: In 2024, security teams observed efsui.exe being executed remotely to perform an enrollment process on commercial host systems as part of a ransomware chain. efsui.exe efs installdra
While Microsoft does not publicly document all command-line switches for this utility, forensic analyses and system logs identify these specific flags: : Specifies that the utility should run in EFS mode. The efsui
efsui.exe /installDRA /cert:"spoofDRA.cer" /force efsui.exe efs installdra