PassSniff

Description

Short story: Search the system for windows with one characteristic (ES_PASSWORD), and retrieve "hidden" on pre-Win2000 systems.

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Published

This sample, or the one from which it originally derived, was published (or at least peripherally mentioned) in the following article(s):

Extend Scrollbar Range With Class, Ask the VB Pro, VBPJ, February 2000

Let Me Count the Ways, Desktop Developer, VSM, November 2001

APIs Usage

This sample uses the following API calls:

Module Library Function

MPasswordSniffer.bas kernel32

user32

CloseHandle
OpenProcess
AttachThreadInput
EnumChildWindows
EnumWindows
GetWindowLong
GetWindowThreadProcessId
SendMessage
SetWindowLong

Don't see what you're looking for? Here's a complete API cross-reference.

Module	Library	Function
MPasswordSniffer.bas	kernel32 user32	CloseHandle OpenProcess AttachThreadInput EnumChildWindows EnumWindows GetWindowLong GetWindowThreadProcessId SendMessage SetWindowLong

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Download PassSniff.zip, 8Kb, Last Updated: Tuesday, August 24, 1999