antidebugger

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English

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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ debugger.

Adjective

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antidebugger (not comparable)

  1. (computing) Preventing or inhibiting the use of a debugger.
    • 1996, Rune Skardhamar, Virus: Detection and Elimination, page 178:
      To understand how, and why, such antidebugger techniques work, it is necessary to have a closer look at how debuggers function.
    • 2011, Eldad Eilam, Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering:
      Antidebugger techniques are particularly effective when combined with code encryption because encrypting the program forces reversers to run it inside a debugger in order to allow the program to decrypt itself.