How to stop uninterruptible threads in Java

Question

I have a Java application that I CAN\'T EDIT that starts a java.lang.Thread that has this run() method:

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Answer 1

The java debugger will allow you to kill a thread by injecting an exception into it.

Start your Java process and have it listen on some port:

java -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=4444 

and connect the debugger with something like:

jdb -attach 127.0.0.1:4444

and issue the following command:

threads

to get a list of the running threads, and use the kill command to kill a running thread.

kill 0xe2e new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException("er");