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ltrace vs Microsoft Research Detours

A side-by-side look at ltrace and Microsoft Research Detours. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ltrace

ltrace

Development

ltrace is a debugging utility that intercepts and records dynamic library calls which are called by an executed process. It can be used to trace calls made by programs to shared libraries and helps debug issues caused by dynamic linking.

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Microsoft Research Detours

Microsoft Research Detours

Development

Microsoft Research Detours is a software package that enables you to intercept and modify functions in Windows applications by intercepting Win32 functions. It works by allowing developers to add instrumentation code to any binary without modifying the source code.

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