tyranid/oleviewdotnet

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OleView.NET is a .NET application that merges the classic SDK tools OleView and Test Container into one COM/OLE viewer and inspector. It lets users find COM objects by CLSID, ProgID, or server executable, enumerate interfaces, instantiate objects, invoke methods, and attach ActiveX objects to a basic container, with both a GUI and a PowerShell module.

Use cases

• enumerate COM objects registered on Windows by CLSID or ProgID
• inspect COM interfaces and invoke methods on instances
• test ActiveX controls in a container and view their display output
• analyze COM server executables during reverse engineering
• script COM inspection tasks from PowerShell
• debug COM interop issues in .NET applications

When to choose

• you need a modern replacement for the classic OleView and Test Container tools on Windows
• you want to explore or test COM/ActiveX objects interactively or via PowerShell
• you are reverse-engineering or auditing Windows COM-based software

When to avoid

• you need a cross-platform COM tool (this is Windows-only)
• you want to run the PowerShell module in PowerShell 7+ or modern .NET, which removed required COM interop features
• you need a general-purpose debugger rather than a COM inspector

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developer-tools gui cli developer-tools windows security reverse-engineering windows dotnet com ole activex powershell-module inspection interop

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