Oddness with the MS antispyware beta

[Jay Libove <libove () felines org>]

I see that extra MS antispyware window (systrayhide, systrayshow, ...) 
also on a two-monitor workstation using nVidia's desktop manager. A 
similar thing happens with an ancient pop-up stopper I use (AKiller). If 
you're seeing it on a laptop, it's probably because the laptop has a 
second monitor capability and is running the advanced window management 
functionality to know about the second monitor.

Both are just artifacts of either poorly written software (Giant 
Anti-spyware, my little old AKiller program) or poorly written window 
managers (or both) which result in the "don't show this window" bit being 
ignored when under advanced window management.

They're annoying, but not an indication of anything nefarious.

-Jay Libove, CISSP
Atlanta, GA, US


> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:04:38 -0600
> From: Scott Edwards <supadupa () gmail com>
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Re: Oddness with the MS antispyware beta
> To: Gregh <chows () ozemail com au>
> Cc: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
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> Are you able to isolate it when running a selective startup via
> msconfig?  Also, does something like winspy give you any clues?
>
>
> On 4/11/05, Gregh <chows () ozemail com au> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "MN Vasquez" <mnv () alumni princeton edu>
> > To: <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:02 AM
> > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Oddness with the MS antispyware beta
> >
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> > Sorry old son but it isn't hidden in any nasty or bug kind of way. I have 2
> > XPSP2 machines, one is a laptop and the other a desktop. For some reason
> > that window doesn't show when Antispyware is started on the desktop with a
> > normal CRT monitor but it does on the laptop every singles time. Normally it
> > "hides" as in turns invisible after the prog has completed starting.
> >
> > Greg.
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