The Underhanded C Contest was a programming contest to turn out code that is malicious, but passes a rigorous inspection, and looks like an honest mistake. The contest rules define a task, and a malicious component. Entries must perform the task in a malicious manner as defined by the contest, and hide the malice. Contestants are allowed to use C-like compiled languages to make their programs.
The contest is organized by Dr. Scott Craver of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Binghamton University (New York State). The prize was a $100 gift certificate to ThinkGeek.
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