How can a program delete its own executable

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One way to do this is to use the MoveFileEx function with the MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT flag and a NULL destination. According to the documentation, this:

registers the lpExistingFileName file to be deleted when the system restarts. If lpExistingFileName refers to a directory, the system removes the directory at restart only if the directory is empty.

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