I need to get in my standalone Win32 program a list of currently installed Internet Explorer add-ons (Browser Helper Objects) and, if possible, their enable / disable status.
Since anti-spyware programs (or, for example, Autoruns ) can get this list from somewhere, there is an easy way to request this list programmatically
EDIT : Thanks to @ Stefan , who pointed me to the necessary registry keys ( all HKLM ):
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
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