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Microsoft Research Detours vs WinJail

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

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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WinJail

WinJail

Security & Privacy

WinJail is a free utility program that allows windows users to create separate sandboxes or 'jails' for running untrusted programs in isolation. It is useful for running potentially malicious or unstable software without it impacting the rest of your system.

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