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    Sending keystrokes

    Hey, and thanks for your help in advance. What I want to do is send specific keystrokes to the system at certain times, kind of like a macro. As in, I want to run this program and have it "press" the ALT+F keys, or whatever. You get the idea. Moving the mouse would be cool, too, but not necessary. Can anyone help me out? Thanks again.

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    what are you trying to make? some kind of virus?
    Away.

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    what operating system?
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    Talking about virus.. is it posible to create a virus using c++??
    (it's not what ur thinking, I am way too noob to create a virus anyway) Anyway, it would be fun to make somkindof program with opens automatically on startup or some keypress. Just to trick my brother!

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    U can make a TSR (Terminate and stay resident program)
    It resides in memory after terminating until u reboot the system.

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    I Think yea

    Yo FromHolland...

    I think yea, you can make a virus in C++
    Since most viruses are written in C, you can make a better virus in C++

    Once you become a pro in programming, making a virus will be so easy to you...

    You wouldn't risk losing your job for harming people you don't know..

    That's why no more than 20-80 viruses are made each day!
    I have a code which stops life!

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    Dunno why I'm saying this, but you couldn't make a 'better' virus in C++ than C - more object oriented or generic perhaps.
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    a virus can be written in virtusally any language, how good it is depends on the programmers ability not the language. remember for everything you can think of to code, there are probably several hundred code application to solve it.

    And rememver : its not a virus (by definition) unless it self-replicates
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    Re: Sending keystrokes

    Originally posted by nate11000
    Hey, and thanks for your help in advance. What I want to do is send specific keystrokes to the system at certain times, kind of like a macro. As in, I want to run this program and have it "press" the ALT+F keys, or whatever. You get the idea. Moving the mouse would be cool, too, but not necessary. Can anyone help me out? Thanks again.
    If your using Windows, then look into the SendInput function, which works for both mouse and keyboard. Here's an example:

    Code:
       INPUT i;
       i.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
       i.ki.wVk = 0; /* virtual key code goes here, or 0 if none */
       i.ki.wScan = 0x50; /* scan code goes here, 0 if none */
       i.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE; /* flags */
       i.ki.dwFlags = 0; /* more flags */
       i.ki.time = 0; /* time of keypress, 0 = now */
       i.ki.dwExtraInfo = NULL;
       SendInput (1, &i, sizeof(INPUT));

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    Doh! Ignore the line "i.ki.dwFlags = 0;". Ripped the code from one of my programs (modifies the way in which my "internet ready keyboard" works by remapping all the useless internet keys into useful functions)

    Think I'll register now too.

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    Run on Startup

    Now I still don't know how to get my program to run on startup..
    It just has to be a text message wich appears when windows is opening.

    I (actually it's us, cuz the computer is not mine but also my brothers and my dad uses it etc..) use windows XP, and all user's have their own profile, but sometimes my (little)brother changes the password of my account so he can have acces to my files.. That's why I want this text message to appear!

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    To load on startup, you can a) place something in the Startup folder (in the Start menu), or b) tell your computer to start it automatically through the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Run or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Run, I think).
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    Originally posted by iain
    a virus can be written in virtusally any language, how good it is depends on the programmers ability not the language. remember for everything you can think of to code, there are probably several hundred code application to solve it.

    And rememver : its not a virus (by definition) unless it self-replicates
    It also depends on the compiler, as some have weaknesses and strengths, if your on one that has certain strengths and most of the headers, components, etc the programmer could build a deadly virus. It really doesn't matter since everything is compiled into binary anyways, so the end result is the same, whether it be Visual Basic, C, C++, Dephi, Pascal (I think), etc.

    However the only thing is the Compiler, as different compilers use different engines.

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    thanks Elixia

    Thank you elixia for the sendinput function, i will check it out. This is NOT for a virus and I don't know how this whole thread turned into that... but anyway

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    >>> my (little)brother changes the password of my account

    Sounds like the accounts are set up with administrator privilige. That being the case, change both your own and his, then he will not be able to change yours.

    If someone in my house changed my password, (they wouldn't but if), I would retaliate at the nuclear level, wipe him for example. That is just not done. You have a personal/personnel problem there - sort that out before resorting to silly tricks.
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