closehandle API, invalid handle exception on x64 Windows - windows

as stated on the official documentation (closehandle API description).
If the application is running under a debugger, the function will throw an exception if it receives either a handle value that is not valid or a pseudo-handle value.
For this reason the following code can be used to detect if a program is being debugged (since handle 0x1 is always invalid).
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]){
bool flag = false;
__try {
CloseHandle((HANDLE)0x1);
}
__except (EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER) {
flag = true;
}
if (flag == false){
printf("Not debugged\n");
}else{
printf("Debugged\n");
}
}
I compiled this code using Visual Studio 2008, creating a 32bit binary.
It works correctly on Windows XP and Windows 7 32bit, but it does not work on Windows 7 64bit, because it always returns "Not debugged".
Do you have any idea why this happens?
Thank you.

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LNK2019 on function that does exist in an included *.cpp file

For Visual Studio 2019 on Windows 10 in a new project I'm getting an unexpected LNK2019 error.
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test.cpp:
#include "dllsubmodule.h"
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{
// ... setup ...
int nPages;
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const wxString& sFoundData
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#include "dllsubmodule.h"
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int iCurrentPos,
std::map<int, ERPPageInfo>& hashFoundPages,
std::map<std::string, int>& hashPageCounts,
const wxString& sFoundData
)
{
// implementation code here...
}
For whatever reason the linker error seems to be complaining that CountPagesInSomething() doesn't exist. I suspect I'm having trouble with name mangling variations but I've no idea how to diagnose the problem.
Note: CountPagesInSomething() is internal to the DLL and not a DLL export.
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In my Qt5 C++ client, I'm wanting to detect when a user running Windows or OSX has locked the screen, then simultaneously lock my client application.
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On windows you can use below code:
mywidget.cpp
#include "mywidget.h"
#include <Windows.h>
#include <WtsApi32.h>
#include <QDebug>
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{
WTSRegisterSessionNotification((HWND)this->winId(), NOTIFY_FOR_THIS_SESSION);
}
MyWidget::~MyWidget()
{
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification((HWND)this->winId());
}
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{
if (eventType != "windows_generic_MSG") return false;
MSG *msg = static_cast<MSG*>(message);
switch (msg->message) {
case WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE:
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}
return false;
}
project.pro
...
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...
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How to get the name of a console in Windows?

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You can use the WinAPI GetConsoleTitle function to retrieve it.
You might find links to all of the console functions useful.
You didn't specify a language, so here's the one in C++ from MSDN
#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <strsafe.h>
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{
TCHAR szOldTitle[MAX_PATH];
TCHAR szNewTitle[MAX_PATH];
// Save current console title.
if( GetConsoleTitle(szOldTitle, MAX_PATH) )
{
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StringCchPrintf(szNewTitle, MAX_PATH, TEXT("TEST: %s"), szOldTitle);
// Set console title to new title
if( !SetConsoleTitle(szNewTitle) )
{
_tprintf(TEXT("SetConsoleTitle failed (%d)\n"), GetLastError());
return 1;
}
else
{
_tprintf(TEXT("SetConsoleTitle succeeded.\n"));
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}
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Why isn't my Event Trace for Windows working?

I'm trying to figure out how to use Event Tracing for Windows... but I'm failing.
Why does this code give me the error code ERROR_WMI_INSTANCE_NOT_FOUND?
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <Wmistr.h>
#include <Evntrace.h>
#include <evntcons.h>
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logFile.EventCallback = EtpEtwEventCallback;
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SetWindowsHookEx, CBTProc and g++3.4.5 (mingw)

I'm currently working on an application that needs to add a menu
to each application's system menu. I can accomplish that for the existing
windows with the EnumWindows function.
For the new windows (applications starting up after mine)
I'm trying to do this with windows hooks. More specifically with CBTProc.
This is where I'm stuck.
I've stripped about everything possible in the app,
but I've got the impression the procedure in my dll just doesn't
get called at all.
Here's the code for the dll:
#include <string>
using std::string;
#include <fstream>
using std::ofstream;
#include <windows.h>
// ---------------------------------------------------
extern "C"
{
void log(const string & msg)
{
ofstream out("out.log", std::ios_base::app);
out << msg;
out.flush();
out.close();
}
// ---------------------------------------------------
LRESULT CALLBACK CBTProc(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
log("CBTProc");
return CallNextHookEx(0, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
// ---------------------------------------------------
}
I compile this with g++ 3.4.5 on a windows xp sp3 32bit machine:
g++ -shared -otest.dll test_dll.cpp
And here's the code for the application
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::cerr;
using std::endl;
#include <string>
using std::string;
#include <windows.h>
typedef void (*func)();
void run()
{
cout << "press enter to exit" << endl;
cin.get();
}
void * loadProc(HMODULE mod, const char * procname)
{
void * retval = (void *)GetProcAddress(mod, procname);
if (retval == NULL)
cerr << "GetProcAddress(" << procname << ") failed" << endl;
return retval;
}
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
HMODULE dll = LoadLibrary("test.dll");
if (dll == NULL)
{
cerr << "LoadLibrary failed" << endl;
return 1;
}
HOOKPROC proc = (HOOKPROC)loadProc(dll, "CBTProc#12");
if (!proc)
return 1;
HHOOK callwnd = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_CBT, proc, dll, 0);
if (callwnd == NULL)
{
cerr << "SetWindowsHookEx failed for CBTProc" << endl;
return 1;
}
run();
UnhookWindowsHookEx(callwnd);
return 0;
}
I compile this with the same setup:
g++ -otest.exe test.cpp
When I run, I get no errors, but when I start up new applications I get nothing
in my logfile.
Any ideas?
gr,
ldx
Edit: spelling errors
I'd suggest you to check the following:
ensure that your DLL has an export
(can be checked with dumpbin tool). I
don't know about g++, but in MSVC it
is necessary to either use
__declspec(dllexport) or explicitly state exports in DEF file.
ensure that your host application
uses the correct name of the
exported function (the same as
"dumpbin /EXPORTS test.dll"
displays)
keep in mind that you are are using relative file name out.log - when DLL gets loaded to other processes it would write relatively to the host process' current directory. For testing purposes it would be better to use OutputDebugString API and inspect results with DbgView tool.
Chances are that your solution works already.
PS: it's not generally a good idea to use STL in an injected DLL. Make sure you are aware of the risks.

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