C# SELF DESTRUCT CONSOLE APP

Just call this method at the very end of your C# application to delete application’s executable file.

/// <summary>

/// This method deletes the exe that calls it.

///

/// This method must be called right at the end of the application.

/// </summary>

private static void SelfDestroy()

{

    var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();

    startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";

    startInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;

    startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

 

    var process = new Process();

    process.StartInfo = startInfo;

    process.Start();

 

    // The delay is just making sure the exe to delete is done

    // running.

    var delayPings = 2;

    var exeName = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName;

    process.StandardInput.WriteLine("(ping -n " + delayPings + " 127.0.0.1) && (del /Q " + exeName + ")");

}

 

 

Resource: https://pedroliska.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/c-self-destruct/