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Softpedia Editor's Review for ZHider
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Instantly hide windows with a predefined hotkey combination
Written by Olivian Puha on December 13th, 2012
Privacy is an important aspect that most users take into account when browsing the Internet or when working, therefore many applications that try to protect it were created. Keeping opened windows from prying eyes is a task for which Zhider was especially designed.
This lightweight tool aims to offer its users a means of putting away from sight any running app that has a GUI. Zhider itself runs in the background and only a key combination will bring it up and into focus.
A great thing about this program is that it doesn't require installation. This means you can easily carry it with you on any portable storage device and run it on any PC to enhance your privacy.
Only through the use of hotkeys does this software make its functions available, but as soon as you manage to reach the main window, you can use the menus and choose the commands you need. When you have Zhider in list mode, you will be able to view details for every hidden item.
Managing the concealed applications is a pretty straightforward job. You can view each window's ID, the visibility status, name and class as well. Also, the commands for hiding, unhiding and removing apps from the list are at hand.
For those who prefer console usage, Zhider is capable of running via command-line, provided that a few parameters are known.
There is an advantage when using this method, namely the possibility to leave out DLL injection so the hidden windows will not be invisible from Task Manager as well. Another plus for command-line usage is the ability to run a process silently and have it hidden upon launch.
To sum things up, it's safe to say that Zhider does quite well what it's supposed to and can keep your most important application windows away from prying eyes.
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ZHider description
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Here are some key features of "ZHider":
· Global hotkeys arranged for discreet use and with keystroke combinations that allow you use from virtually any keyboard (101-keys, remote connections, etc.).
· Instant hide-and-add feature allows you to hide a window instantly and keep it in a list of windows to toggle hide/unhide (with another hotkey).
· Launches and operates silently and with great stealth: no windows, sounds, or even system tray icon is visible.
· List mode displays a fully-detailed list of all windows added to the list and a feature-rich interface for hiding, unhiding, and removing windows. You can even view the class name and window ID of each window!
· No bulky install / uninstall software package. You can grab-and-go, launch from a disk, etc. without ever modifying the Windows system registry, installing files to system directories, or risking detection by modifying the existing file system.
· The program file can be renamed for complete discretion.
· Tiny size makes the program fast to load and easy to hide.
· Includes optional Task Manager stealth, masking not only itself but any hidden applications from detection
· Allows command-line instructions for launching processes silently with full support for UNC-coded network paths and environment variable expansion
· Hidden/added window list is now partially transparent while moving it.
· You can supply ZHider with command-line instructions for launching processes forcibly hidden.
· Automatic pass-through of command-line instructions to a global instance of ZHider - zHider now makes an attempt at hiding itself from the standard Task Manager using DLL injection and window subclassing.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Bugs fixed:
· ZHider will cease maintaining lists of windows to processes that have terminated and/or no longer valid windows.
Features added:
· Hidden/added window list is now partially transparent while moving it.
· You can supply ZHider with command-line instructions for launching processes forcibly hidden. Unfortunately, a process may decide to create many (or no) windows, so it's not possible for ZHider to determine which is the 'main' window for the application. As a result, ZHider will add all top-level windows with a non-blank titlebar name that the new process creates within 5 seconds to its list of managed/hidden windows.
· Automatic pass-through of command-line instructions to a global instance of ZHider. You can use multiple command-line instructions without spawning multiple instances of this program.
· zHider now makes an attempt at hiding itself from the standard Task Manager using DLL injection and window subclassing. It will also attempt to make invisible/hidden ...
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