HiddenFaxWindow

[Buster]

i've got an item called "HiddenFaxWindow" that causes my
computer to freeze up. i don't know if it's a program or
a service or what. i've tried to unhide everything. i've
hunted all over my machine an can't find it. when this
item is "on" i can't even shut down my computer. it seem
to be on when i come back from standby but not always. i
rum XP Pro 300+meg memory, 700C with 20gb & DSL hookup.
everything seems to work great until it freezes when i go
to reboot it says "HiddenFaxWindow" isn't responding & i
can't get it to quit & i've to manually turn off the
machine and then restart. HELP

 

[Wesley Vogel]

[The other two hidden windows of note are - as far as I know - only present if
you have fax services and/or windows agent installed. Those hidden windows are,
respectively, FaxMonWinClass - HiddenFaxWindow (the registry key on my system is
3FD224BA-8556-47fb- B260-3E451BAE2793), process ID; and AgentNotifySinkWindow -
AgentControlHiddenWindow, process ID 66706.

Bringing any of these windows out of their hidden status so they show results in
a snapshot of whatever is on your screen - very similar to a print screen
utility. And all are connected to various Windows services that seemingly would
it possible for MS or a reasonably sophisticated hacker to send screen captures
in real time if you're connected to the Net, or to store screen shots for later
transmission. I have no idea how to check on that, short of monitoring the
quantity of data sent and received while online or using an internal port
scanner and packet sniffer]

 

[Guest]

i appreciate the info but how do i prevent the freezes. or how do i
deactivate this or these hidden windows.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

http://www.infopackets.com/freenewsarticles/windows+security+threat__ntfs+alternate+data+streams.htm

http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20021010.htm

Now you will know as much or more than I do!