antidebugger

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ debugger

Adjective

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.