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Remove the Authenticode Signature from an EXE or DLL

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Demonstrates how to remove the Authenticode signature from an EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkCodeSignW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    const wchar_t *path;
    HCkCodeSignW codeSign;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // You can verify a signed DLL or EXE.
    path = L"c:/someDir/something.dll";

    codeSign = CkCodeSignW_Create();

    // If successful, the signature is removed from the EXE or DLL file.
    success = CkCodeSignW_RemoveSignature(codeSign,path);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCodeSignW_lastErrorText(codeSign));
    }

    wprintf(L"success: %d\n",success);


    CkCodeSignW_Dispose(codeSign);

    }