For processing level messages, “Enter…” is logged at the beginning of the function specified in the message and “Exit…” is logged at the end (just before the return) of the function specified in the message.

Message

Explanation and/or corrective action

Level

 

 

 

Error reading hotkey

The hotkey is read but not required by AppLock.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Error reading hotkey;

A hotkey is required. If there is a failure reading the hotkey, the internal factory default is

LOG_ERROR

using default

used.

 

 

 

 

App Command Line=

Command line of the application being locked

LOG_

<Command line>

PROCESSING

 

 

 

 

App= <Application

Name of the application being locked

LOG_

name>

PROCESSING

 

 

 

 

dwProcessID= <#>

Device ID of the application being locked

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Encrypt exported key len

Size of encrypt export key

LOG_EX

<#>

 

 

 

 

 

Encrypt password

The length of the encrypted password.

LOG_EX

length= <#>

 

 

 

 

 

Encrypted data len <#>

Length of the encrypted password

LOG_EX

 

 

 

hProcess= <#>

Handle of the application being locked

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Key pressed = <#>

A key has been pressed and trapped by the hotkey processing.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

*****************

The status information is being saved to a file and the file has been opened successfully.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

 

AppLock found the kbdhook.dll, but was unable to get the address of the initialization

 

Address of keyboard

procedure. For some reason the dll is corrupted. Look in the \Windows directory for

LOG_ERROR

hook procedure failure

kbdhook.dll. If it exists, delete it. Also delete AppLock.exe from the \Windows directory and

 

reboot the unit. Deleting AppLock.exe triggers the AppLock system to reload.

 

 

 

 

Address of keyboard

AppLock successfully retrieved the address of the keyboard filter initialization procedure.

LOG_EX

hook procedure OK

 

 

 

 

 

Alt pressed

The Alt key has been pressed and trapped by the HotKey processing.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Alt

Processing the hotkey and backdoor entry

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Application handle

The application being locked did not complete initialization.

LOG_ERROR

search failure

 

 

 

 

 

Application handle

The application initialized itself successfully

LOG_ERROR

search OK

 

 

 

 

 

Application load failure

The application could not be launched by AppLock; the application could not be found or

LOG_ERROR

is corrupted.

 

 

 

 

 

Backdoor message

The backdoor keys have been pressed. The backdoor hotkeys provide a method for

LOG_

customer service to get a user back into their system without editing the registry or

received

PROCESSING

reloading the device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The load of the keyboard filter failed. This occurs when the dll is missing or is corrupted.

 

Cannot find kbdhook.dll

Look in the \Windows directory for kbdhook.dll. If it exists, delete it. Also delete

LOG_ERROR

AppLock.exe from the \Windows directory and reboot the unit. Deleting AppLock.exe

 

 

 

triggers the AppLock system to reload.

 

 

 

 

Converted Pwd

Converted password from wide to mbs.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Could not create event

The keyboard filter uses this event at the Administrator Control panel. The event could not

LOG_ERROR

EVT_HOTKEYCHG

be created.

 

Could not hook keyboard

If the keyboard cannot be controlled, AppLock cannot process the hotkey. This failure

LOG_ERROR

prevents a mode switch into user mode.

 

 

 

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