Windows Crash reporter



microsoft windows includes crash reporting service called windows error reporting prompts users send crash reports microsoft online analysis. information goes central database run microsoft. consists of diagnostic information helps company or development team responsible crash debug , resolve issue if choose so. crash reports third party software available third party developers have been granted access microsoft.


windows contains sophisticated form of online crash analysis (oca) date central database can set gather additional information users experiencing particular type of crash (through user approval). system considers parts of debug , release process, such targeted bug fixes can applied through windows update. in other words, people experiencing particular type of crash can offered bug fix, limiting exposure issue.


according der spiegel, microsoft crash reporter has been exploited nsa s tao unit hack computers of mexico s secretariat of public security. according same source, microsoft crash reports automatically harvested in nsa s xkeyscore database, in order facilitate such operations.


crashrpt

another error reporting library windows crashrpt. crashrpt library light-weight open source error handling framework applications created in microsoft visual c++ , running under windows. library distributed under new bsd license.


crashrpt intercepts unhandled exceptions, creates crash minidump file, builds crash descriptor in xml format, presents interface allow user review crash report, , compresses , sends crash report software support team.


crashrpt provides server-side command line tool crash report analysis named crprober. tool able read received crash reports directory , generate summary file in text format each crash report. groups similar crash reports making easier determine popular problems. crprober tool not provide graphical interface, rather cryptic , difficult use.


there open source server software named crashfix server can store, organize , analyze crash reports sent crashrpt library. can group similar crash reports, has built-in bug tracker , can generate statistical reports. crashfix server provides web-based user interface making possible several project members collaborate (upload debugging symbols, browse crash reports , associate bugs crash reports).








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