mklink /h C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\tasks.dll C:\Tools\Tasks.dll
Hardlink created for C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\tasks.dll <<===>> C:\Tools\Tasks.dll
This can redirect the search to an arbitrary location and evade tools that are looking for filemods in a particular location.
xref: https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/12/between-rock-and-hard-link.html