public partial class Test : Form
    {
        public Test()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            AllocConsole();
            //with the following line noted-in
            //we generate a null reference exception
            //I think because we still have the initial
            //problem, resources are freed
            //SetConsoleCtrlHandler(new ConsoleEventHandler(OnConsoleEvent), true);
        }

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        private static extern bool AllocConsole();

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        private static extern bool SetConsoleCtrlHandler(ConsoleEventHandler e, bool add);        

        public delegate void ConsoleEventHandler(ConsoleEvent e);
        public enum ConsoleEvent
        {
            CTRL_C = 0,
            CTRL_BREAK = 1,
            CTRL_CLOSE = 2,
            CTRL_LOGOFF = 5,
            CTRL_SHUTDOWN = 6
        }       

        private static void OnConsoleEvent(ConsoleEvent e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(Enum.GetName(typeof(ConsoleEvent), e));
        }
    }