[Full-disclosure] Oddness with the MS antispyware beta

[Paul Kurczaba]

If you hold down "alt" + "tab", does the hidden windows name and icon 
appear on the list?

MN Vasquez wrote:
> I don't know if this is programming technique is "common", but I've not 
> seen it before.  I'm running the MS antispyware beta 1 on Windows XP 
> sp2.  I hooked up a 2nd monitor to my laptop.  I set the resolution to 
> 1600x1200, and the monitor position in relation to the primary, is to 
> the left.  Align the bottom screens.  You can use a different 
> resolution, I imagine, if you offset the positions of the monitors.
>  
> On the 2nd monitor I found a program window "hiding".  Basically, in a 
> very odd position -- on a typically non-displayed portion of the 
> desktop, which I only found by configuring multiple monitors.  It seems 
> the programmers are "hiding" a window, which I have attached as a jpg.  
> For those that don't want to open an attachment:
>  
> there are 5 buttons: systrayhide, systrayshow, systraynormal, 
> systrascanning, systrayupdating.
>  
> The window title is gcasDtServHolder
>  
> Clicking the buttons modifies the tooltip associated with the system 
> tray icon.  I can hide/show the systray icon.  The status of the icon 
> also changes from Active to Running when Normal is selected, and I then 
> click either the Scanning or Updating button.
>  
> Closing the window removes the system tray icon and apparently closes 
> the program.
>  
> I do not know if this possibly leads to a vulnerability or not.
>  
> Mike
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