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tankyx
tankyx

Reputation: 87

Visual C++ - Detect if the program is loaded into the Visual Debugger

I am working on a school project, I wanted to know if it is possible to detect if the program is loaded into the Visual Studio debugger, and if it is possible, I want to close the debugger and the app.

Is there a way to do that ? Thanks !

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2336

Answers (1)

Thomas Weller
Thomas Weller

Reputation: 59303

The simple way is calling IsDebuggerPresent() and then exit the application if it returned true. This may be enough for a first try.

However, it mainly depends on how good someone is with debugging. A good developer / malware analyst may easily work around such a trick.

You may want to look at What is your favourite anti-debugging trick? here on SO for other ideas.

Upvotes: 1

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