How to make an unstoppable (from Task Manager) process.

[ihteshamqazi]

Hi guyz.

I am writing a parental control system. This is a C#.NET executable ParentalController.exe and is started as System.Diagnostics.Process.Start. The app is working fine but i don't want the children to stop the ParentalController.exe from Task Manager. I have tried a solution in which another app (guard.exe) is guarding the ParentalController.exe but i dont like this solution theoritically because a clever child can stop both the executables. So i am looking for a solution in which the child just cannot stop the application and its guardian from Task Manager. However the administrator (Parent) can stop both executables.

I hope i have explained the problem properly. Please help me.

Thanks

[searock]

One quick solution is that you can rename your exe to csrss.exe

[ihteshamqazi]

Thanks searock for your suggestion but the antivirus programs running would consider it as a virus and will try to remove it. How should i make it a legitimate critical process.

Thanks

[tlhintoq]

You can check the close condition to see if it is Task Manager and if it is, then set the 'cancel' value to true - meaning cancel the closing.