Hi, I was told that you can crash Windows in C++ or C by "corrupting the kernel", and I wanted to know if this was actually possible. If anyone knows if this is possible, or how it happens, please tell me. ;)
TheBeast32 54 Posting Whiz in Training
Duoas 1,025 Postaholic Featured Poster
No.
The kernel is write-protected and you have to know the right magic to get past that.
Deliberately crashing the kernel isn't funny. It is downright dangerous. You can utterly destroy your system and loose data.
TheBeast32 54 Posting Whiz in Training
So there's absolutely no way possible for the average person to write to it?
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>So there's absolutely no way possible for the average person to write to it?
Why in the world are you even asking how to crash Windows by corrupting the kernel?
TheBeast32 54 Posting Whiz in Training
I was just curious, I absolutely do not want to make any type of virus, trojan, or malware.
Duoas 1,025 Postaholic Featured Poster
>So there's absolutely no way possible for the average person to write to it?
No.
>I was just curious, I absolutely do not want to make any type of virus, trojan, or malware.
Anything that deliberately harms your system is, by definition, malware.
Seriously, you'd get more entertainment by using a sledgehammer or just defenestrating it from some tall office building.
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
Well, the answer is that the "average" person can easily corrupt Windows by randomly writing in the appropriate locations. That's a pretty surefire way to screw something up and make the system unusable. You don't even have to touch the kernel, there are thousands of critical files that can be corrupted to destroy a Windows installation.
William Hemsworth 1,339 Posting Virtuoso
>I was just curious, I absolutely do not want to make any type of virus, trojan, or malware.
I have to admit, I believe you (because i've helped you in many previous threads). And well, we all find ammusment in differen't things, making pranks for a friend (as long as it doesn't damage their system like Duoas said) isn't too bad if it gives a couple of laughs. It will be possible, but I don't know any ways of doing it off the top of my head. Just.. don't over-do it :)
Alex Edwards 321 Posting Shark
I don't know why... but I found the first post amusing XD
But I'm laughing with you Beast! I promise! O_O
-Alex
William Hemsworth 1,339 Posting Virtuoso
>Deliberately crashing the kernel isn't funny
Does that mean accidently crashing it is? :)
Hah :D , sorry, I coulden't help myself.
Alex Edwards commented: Whoo! =P +5
Alex Edwards 321 Posting Shark
>Deliberately crashing the kernel isn't funny
Does that mean accidently crashing it is? :)Hah :D , sorry, I coulden't help myself.
Rep-worthy! XD
It's too bad I can't give you any more rep today @_@
-Alex
MosaicFuneral 812 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Just open the Windows directory and take your pick on what to use against it. Registries, .infs, replace .exes with .coms, find a minor glitch, etc.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Its very hard to write to protected memory NT based systems, specifically windows server, as they have extra protections on by default. Only real way to access kernel memory space from a program you make is to write a kernel level device driver but as i said, it will be easialy blocked as 64 bit versions and versions of windows server do not allow unsigned kernel drivers.
marco93 -87 Junior Poster
Of course you can easily crash Windows with Win32 api, but what's the goal ?
It's stupid.
William Hemsworth 1,339 Posting Virtuoso
Of course you can easily crash Windows with Win32 api, but what's the goal ?
It's stupid.
Your beginning to get on my nerves..
If you read his post, you would have noticed he said he was just curious. For all you know, he could have been trying to understand how it works to prevent other applications from doing the same. Think before you post.. and don't just suddenly jump to the conclusion that "It's stupid".
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