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ADModule

Microsoft signed DLL for the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module.

Enhanced by @GuilhermeP96 - Added interactive tools, batch processing, and script manager.

Overview

This is a backup of Microsoft's ActiveDirectory PowerShell module from Server 2016 with RSAT. The DLL allows you to enumerate Active Directory without installing RSAT and without administrative privileges.

Original Paths

  • DLL: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management
  • Module: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\ActiveDirectory\

Project Structure

ADModule/
├── ADModule.bat                              # Script Manager (main entry point)
├── Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dll  # Microsoft signed AD DLL
├── ActiveDirectory/                          # Full AD module files
│   └── ActiveDirectory.psd1
├── scripts/
│   ├── Get-ADUserInfo.ps1                    # AD user query tool
│   └── Import-ActiveDirectory.ps1            # Module loader
├── img/
└── README.md

Quick Start

Option 1: Script Manager (Recommended)

Double-click ADModule.bat to open the interactive menu:

=============================================
       ADModule - Script Manager
=============================================

  [1] Get-ADUserInfo - Query AD user attributes
  [2] Import-ActiveDirectory - Import AD module
  [0] Exit

Option 2: Direct PowerShell Usage

# Import the DLL
Import-Module .\Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dll -Verbose

# Import full module (for all cmdlets)
Import-Module .\ActiveDirectory\ActiveDirectory.psd1

# List available commands
Get-Command -Module ActiveDirectory

Features

Get-ADUserInfo.ps1

Interactive tool to query AD user information with multiple features:

Parameters

Parameter Description
-SamAccountName User login/username to query
-Domain AD domain (auto-detected if not specified)
-NoMenu Skip interactive menus (direct mode)
-AllFields Display all AD attributes
-ExportCsv Export data to CSV file
-ExportPhoto Export user's profile photo
-BatchFile Input file with user list for batch processing
-BatchOutput Output CSV path for batch processing

Usage Examples

# Interactive mode (recommended)
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1

# Query specific user
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 -SamAccountName "john.doe" -NoMenu

# Show ALL fields (all attributes)
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 -SamAccountName "john.doe" -AllFields

# Export to CSV
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 -SamAccountName "john.doe" -ExportCsv "C:\temp\user.csv"

# Batch processing (multiple users)
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 -BatchFile "C:\users.txt" -BatchOutput "C:\export.csv"

# Multi-domain support
.\scripts\Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 -Domain "domain1.local,domain2.corp"

Batch Processing

The batch mode accepts text files with users in any of these formats:

  • One user per line
  • Comma-separated: user1,user2,user3
  • Semicolon-separated: user1;user2;user3

When running batch mode interactively, native Windows file dialogs are used (with CLI fallback if GUI is unavailable).

Output Formats

  1. Summary - Main fields organized by category (Identification, Organization, Contact, Address, Account Status, AD Location, Groups)
  2. All Fields - Complete dump of all AD attributes with expanded arrays
  3. CSV Export - All data exported to CSV file
  4. Photo Export - User's profile photo (thumbnailPhoto or jpegPhoto)

Import-ActiveDirectory.ps1

Loads the AD module for manual PowerShell usage. Supports:

  • Loading from DLL on disk
  • Loading from embedded byte array (for download-execute cradles)
# Load from script
.\scripts\Import-ActiveDirectory.ps1

# Or with custom DLL path
Import-ActiveDirectory -ActiveDirectoryModule "C:\path\to\dll"

Benefits

  • No RSAT required - Works without Remote Server Administration Tools
  • No admin privileges - Run as standard user
  • Microsoft signed - Very low AV detection
  • CLM compatible - Works in PowerShell Constrained Language Mode
  • Auto domain detection - Automatically finds your AD domain
  • Multi-domain support - Query multiple domains
  • Batch processing - Process hundreds of users at once
  • GUI file dialogs - Native Windows dialogs with CLI fallback

Screenshots

ADModule Import

ADModule

ADModule Array (Download-Execute)

ADModule_Array

Constrained Language Mode

ADModule in CLM

Credits

Links

Changelog

v2.0.0 (2026-01-06) - @GuilhermeP96

  • Added Get-ADUserInfo.ps1 - Interactive AD user query tool
  • Added ADModule.bat - Script manager with menu system
  • Reorganized project structure (scripts in /scripts folder)
  • Features added:
    • Interactive menus for user selection and output format
    • Automatic domain detection (3 methods + manual fallback)
    • Multi-domain support
    • Batch processing with GUI file dialogs
    • All fields display (all attributes with array expansion)
    • CSV export functionality
    • Profile photo export (thumbnailPhoto/jpegPhoto)
    • UTF-8 encoding support
    • English localization

v1.0.0 - Original

  • Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dll
  • Import-ActiveDirectory.ps1
  • ActiveDirectory module files