Many applications, such as CuteFTP and Outlook Express, allows you to enter a password and use it when it is needed. However, if you forget your password, you cannot see it, because it s hidden behind asterisks ( **** ) characters.

The following code snippet scans all windows on the screen and reveals the passwords behind the asterisks characters.

This code sample works properly only on Windows 95,98,ME and NT. If you want to reveal a password in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, download the AsterWin utility. If you want to reveal a password behind asterisks in Internet Explorer, download the AsterWin IE utility

Also be aware that this utility will not work with applications that don t store the password behind the asterisks, such as User Manager in Windows NT.