Hacktool.HideWindow

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REMOVAL

Updated: February 13, 2007 11:36:31 AM

Type: Hack Tool

Risk Impact: High

File Names: varies

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Hacktool.HideWindow is a utility program that hides the window of a program from the user. This allows an attacker to hide the presence of applications that normally are not hidden from users.

For example, IRC Trojans or backdoors often use Hacktool.HideWindow to hide the mIRC application window from the user, allowing themselves to carry out malicious activity on the users machine.

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