How copy executed program to another directory

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hi people,
I want to know how can I copy the executed program to another directory, can you help me?
Example: I run my program (test.exe), and on Form1_Load the file test.exe must be copy to another directory!
I hope you understand me...

regards,
KZ

Posted 27-Aug-12 4:40am

Killzone DeathMan

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Christian Amado 27-Aug-12 10:46am

What? Why you want to do that?

Killzone DeathMan 27-Aug-12 10:52am

Because I dont want the user to delete the program, so before he delete, the program has been copy to another directory! Sounds god idea, no?

Dave Kreskowiak 27-Aug-12 11:04am

No, it's not a good idea.

Killzone DeathMan 27-Aug-12 11:08am

But why?

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Solution 2

It's not a good idea because you're not preventing anything at all. Copying the .EXE file will do nothing for you at all.

If the user has sufficient permissions to alter or delete what's in your applications Program Files folder, you've given the user too many permissions to the application folder. Under Visa and 7, normal users do not have the ability to write or delete anything under Program Files, unless your installer has given them those permissions, in which case YOU have done something very stupid when you wrote your app and installer.

Next, if the MSI installer is written correctly, if the user does delete the .EXE, the files will be replaced by an automatic repair install the next time the application is launched.

Posted 27-Aug-12 5:08am

Dave Kreskowiak

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Killzone DeathMan 27-Aug-12 11:28am

Dont worry about the installer, there is nothing to install, the user only must have framework 3.5 service pack 1 installed to run the application, nothing more!
And dont worry men, the program has only 1 file, the 'test.exe', and when he execute it, copy the file to another directory wo can't find it, and the user only delete 1 executable file! Nice?

[no name] 27-Aug-12 11:31am

What prevents the user from deleting the copied file? How does the copied file launch itself next time when the original file is deleted? What is copied and to where and to what depth when the copied file is launched?

Killzone DeathMan 27-Aug-12 11:39am

The copied file launch itself next time on the 'computer startup'!
When the computer restarts, the windows will run all the programs in the startup folder! And when the program starts the 'Form1' is already hiden, so the user never know if the program is running! And in the 'taskmanager' it dont appear! Nicely and easy, right?

fjdiewornncalwe 27-Aug-12 12:46pm

So what you're saying is that you're actually writing a worm intended to be self-sustaining and self-replicating. For that you will certainly not get any help here.

Killzone DeathMan 29-Aug-12 5:24am

I am not a bad person men, its all about experience and evolution! I do not want to do worms and virus for other people!

fjdiewornncalwe 29-Aug-12 8:52am

Then you don't need an answer to this question. As Dave already responsed, you're entirely on your own.

Killzone DeathMan 29-Aug-12 9:34am

Allright, just dont be upset with me!

Dave Kreskowiak 27-Aug-12 12:55pm

You're not hiding anything from Task Manager. To do so has no legimate purpose.

Since you appear to be writing a virus, have a nice life. You're entirely on your own.

Killzone DeathMan 29-Aug-12 5:35am

You dont know me, i am not a bad person! As I say: its all about experience and evolution!

Dave Kreskowiak 27-Aug-12 12:54pm

Not so nice. When you launch an application it runs AS the user that launched it, not as some special system account. That means if the user has enough permissions to copy the file to another folder, they probably will have enough permissions to overwrite the copy and kill it. You're not preventing ANYTHING by making a copy of the .EXE

Even though it's only a single executable, make a Windows Installer installation for it. When you add the .EXE to the installation it'll add it as an advertised executable. When the user launches the app, if the target .EXE file is not there, it will automatically launch the .MSI again in repair mode to put the .EXE file back where it's supposed to be.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-27T04:43:00

Solution 1

Does not sound like a good idea, but...

C#

File.Copy(Application.ExecutablePath, @"D:\Temp\myFile.EXE");

Posted 27-Aug-12 4:43am

OriginalGriff

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Killzone DeathMan 27-Aug-12 10:53am

why it isnt a good idea? thanks for reply men :)

Kuthuparakkal 27-Aug-12 11:43am

my 5