#include <windows.h>
#include <tlhelp32.h>
#include <stdio.h>
BOOL KillProcessByName(char *szProcessToKill);
int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
if(argc > 1){
KillProcessByName(argv[1]);
}else{
KillProcessByName("notepad.exe"); //process Name
}
return 0;
}
BOOL KillProcessByName(char *szProcessToKill){
HANDLE hProcessSnap;
HANDLE hProcess;
PROCESSENTRY32 pe32;
DWORD dwPriorityClass;
hProcessSnap = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0); // A snapshot of all processes
if(hProcessSnap == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){
return( FALSE );
}
pe32.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);
if(!Process32First(hProcessSnap, &pe32)){
CloseHandle(hProcessSnap);
return( FALSE );
}
do{
if(!strcmp(pe32.szExeFile,szProcessToKill)){ // Checks whether the name of the process to be killed later
hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_TERMINATE,0, pe32.th32ProcessID); // Handle process
TerminateProcess(hProcess,0); //Kill process by handle
CloseHandle(hProcess); // close handle
}
}while(Process32Next(hProcessSnap,&pe32));
CloseHandle(hProcessSnap);
return( TRUE );
}
// Coded by Appo //
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