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One way is to record the PID of the process running in a File or Registry. &nbsp;If you rename norepad.exe to svchost.exe, when you launch it, record the PID of svchost.exe.<br />
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When you see PID 1111 (or whatever it ends up to be) you know it's your program
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One way is to record the PID of the process running in a File or Registry.  If you rename norepad.exe to svchost.exe, when you launch it, record the PID of svchost.exe.

When you see PID 1111 (or whatever it ends up to be) you know it's your program

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the PID changes everytime you start the machine or the program.<br />
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notepad.exe can be 112 this time but can be 345 the next. there is not fixed unique PID associated with notepad.exe.
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the PID changes everytime you start the machine or the program.

notepad.exe can be 112 this time but can be 345 the next. there is not fixed unique PID associated with notepad.exe.

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Every time you rename it, re-record the PID.
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Every time you rename it, re-record the PID.

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I noticed i can rename almost any programs' name &amp;&nbsp;run it. When i view the processes in TaskManager &nbsp;i can see the program name on the list of processes running.<br />
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I can rename notepad.exe to svchost.exe. if i am writing anti-hacking software in vb or delphi - how can i know which program is which -- is there any unique handle i can use?
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I noticed i can rename almost any programs' name & run it. When i view the processes in TaskManager  i can see the program name on the list of processes running.

I can rename notepad.exe to svchost.exe. if i am writing anti-hacking software in vb or delphi - how can i know which program is which -- is there any unique handle i can use?

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