How can I make my .NET application erase itself?

Question

How can I make my C# app erase itself (self-destruct)? Here\'s two ways that I think might work:

• Supply another program that deletes the main program. How is t

Answer 1

Works in Windows 7 & 8, **ENSURE you run your application with admin privileges or you will get an error.

This code exists elsewhere so I can't take full credit I found I made it work for me by adding "Application.Exit();"

static void autodelete()
{
    string batchCommands = string.Empty;
    string exeFileName = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase.Replace("file:///", string.Empty).Replace("/", "\\");

    batchCommands += "@ECHO OFF\n";                         // Do not show any output
    batchCommands += "ping 127.0.0.1 > nul\n";              // Wait approximately 4 seconds (so that the process is already terminated)
    batchCommands += "echo j | del /F ";                    // Delete the executeable
    batchCommands += exeFileName + "\n";
    batchCommands += "echo j | del deleteMyProgram.bat";    // Delete this bat file

    File.WriteAllText("deleteMyProgram.bat", batchCommands);

    Process.Start("deleteMyProgram.bat");
    Application.Exit();
}