Is it possible to replace the dll assembly in .Net?

Question

.NET

For example, simple code:

using System;

  class Program
  {
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      Console.ReadKey(true);
    }
  }

After the assembly, I load it into the decompiler, and I see that the program uses mscorlib.dll at: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

Is there a list of directories in which assemblies are searched, or are they hardwired? And is it possible, without editing the application, to force the use of mscorlib.dll from another folder?

Answer 1

Yes - you can put it next to the executable, for example. But with mscorlib, this most likely will not work, because this is a signed assembly and the application will look for a specific assembly

Answer 2

Maybe this will lead you to something.

C:\Users\kvn>echo %windir%
C:\Windows

However, if the PE loader finds this library somewhere earlier. And this already needs to be looked at in PSDK. It might start

Answer 3

Can put it next to the .exe file.

Answer 4

Well, you can create a separate application domain and load assemblies there via Assembly.LoadFrom
+ it's useful to hang your own handler on the CurrentAppDomain.AssemblyResolve event, which will slip the right
one The only question is - why is this necessary for framework assemblies? Try to run the program without the framework installed?)