Asterisks Password ViewerComments on:

By: Abc_door

Abc_door — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:16:05 +0000

Overall, I think that this is the worst software I have ever seen. It is useless. I will be glad if I never see this again.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:32:37 +0000

To those of you that are getting trojan warnings from their AV programs, any good anti-virus program is going to pick up a password revealer as a possible trojan or malware/spyware because that’s what these programs are in the wrong hands. However, if you’re using it yourself for your own computer or that of a friend, I don’t think there should be a problem. Check out the posts about Nirsoft on security forums or the Avast or Avira message boards and you’ll see how many question the trojan alert.

By: Drakul

Drakul — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:11:13 +0000

Fail to see Yahoo Messenger pass.

By: infostud

infostud — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:40:07 +0000

@16

Ever hear of a little job called Systems Administrator? There *are* legitimate uses for these kinds of software.

By: iluvgiveawayoftheday

iluvgiveawayoftheday — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:48:30 +0000

This is probably a useless program unless you want to stalk people. I vote it a 0/10.

By: kt

kt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:53:29 +0000

Or just get a fingerprint reader on your laptop.

It does the same thing, but verifies your identity before it drops the astericks.

Safer, indeed.

By: Rockster

Rockster — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:29:11 +0000

I maintain ten websites. I use a standard ftp program to upload data to these websites. I have had problems in the past with an ftp program crashing or wanting to change ftp programs to try something new. If I don’t write down all my passwords somewhere, I tend to forget what they were and can’t always log into a website I maintain without guessing a few times to find the right password, or trying to find the list I wrote down and misplaced.

For me, this program works great for what I need it for. You open the program and drag a magnifying glass over to the asterisk in the ftp program where your sign-on password is displayed as asterisks. Voila! Your password appears in the Asterisk Password Viewer window. This is really the only use I have for such a program. I have not tried it with other applications – it works great for me with an FTP program so it gets a thumbs up. I do not worry about security because my web development PC stays here at my house and as a retired person, I don’t have others using my PC in my home. Perfect application for a person like me. Thanks GOTD!

By: marcia robinson

marcia robinson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:11:26 +0000

i cant get the registration to take. ive done it many times today. so im not going to download this. im glad after reading all the comments.sounds like nothing but problems.

By: watcher13

watcher13 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:05:40 +0000

Oops, I submitted a correction but it got moderated out. My bad. I meant to say, good or bad, Keylack DIDN’T deserve all this nonsense.

By: Lu Hulu

Lu Hulu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:04:50 +0000

#2
SIW does not reveal passwords in Firefox browser. I drag the magnifying glass over the asterisks but nothing happens.