The Underhanded C Contest is 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 (NY).