What is *.local file in windows ?

  The LOCAL file type is primarily associated with DLL Redirection by Microsoft Corporation. 'DLL Hell' is a term, know too well for comfort between Microsoft Windows developers. 'DLL Hell' causes grief and despair when two (2) separate and essentially incompatible versions of a DLL file with the same name are installed with one over-writing the other. This can cause the first program whose DLL got over-written to stop functioning. Enter .local that redirects windows where to search for a specific dll. If a file application.exe.local exists, Windows will first look in that application's directory for the DLL file. If .local is a directory / folder, Windows will search in that directory instead of the application directory.

Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dlls/dynamic-link-library-redirection

comming soon: what can we do with that *.local for windows exploitation?