Message

Explanation and/or corrective action

Level

 

 

 

Loading keyboard hook

When AppLock first loads, it loads a dll that contains

LOG_PROCESSING

 

the keyboard hook processing. This message is

 

 

logged prior to the load attempt.

 

 

 

 

Open failure

The status information is being saved to a file and

LOG_ERROR

 

the file open has failed. This could occur if the file is

 

 

write protected. If the file does not exist, it is

 

 

created.

 

 

 

 

Open registry failure

If the Administration registry key does not exist, the

LOG_ERROR

 

switch to user mode fails because the AppName

 

 

value in the Administration key is not available.

 

 

 

 

Opened status file

The status information is being saved to a file and

LOG_EX

 

the file has been opened successfully.

 

 

 

 

Out of memory for encrypted pwd

Not enough memory to encrypt the password.

LOG_ERROR

 

 

 

pRealTaskbarWndProc already set

The taskbar control has already been installed.

LOG_EX

 

 

 

Pwd cancelled or invalid-remain in user

The password prompt was cancelled by the user or

LOG_EX

mode

the maximum number of failed attempts to enter a

 

 

password was exceeded.

 

 

 

 

Read registry error-hot key

The hotkey registry entry is missing or empty. This

LOG_ERROR

 

is not considered an error. The keyboard hook uses

 

 

an embedded default if the value is not set in the

 

 

registry.

 

 

 

 

Read registry failure-app name

AppName registry value does not exist or is empty.

LOG_ERROR

 

This constitutes a failure for switching into user

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

Read registry failure-Cmd Line

AppCommandLine registry entry is missing or

LOG_ERROR

 

empty. This is not considered an error since

 

 

command line information is not necessary to

 

 

launch and lock the application.

 

 

 

 

Read registry failure-Internet

The Internet registry entry is missing or empty. This

LOG_ERROR

 

is not considered an error since the Internet value is

 

 

not necessary to launch and lock the application.

 

 

 

 

Registering Backdoor MSG

The AppLock system communicates with the

LOG_PROCESSING

 

keyboard hook via a user defined message. Both

 

 

AppLock.exe and Kbdhook.dll register the message

 

 

at initialization.

 

 

 

 

Registering Hotkey MSG

The AppLock system communicates with the

LOG_PROCESSING

 

keyboard hook via a user defined message. Both

 

 

Applock.exe and Kbdhook.dll register the message

 

 

at initialization.

 

 

 

 

Registry read failure at reenter user mode

The registry has to be read when entering user

LOG_ERROR

 

mode is the AppName is missing. This user mode

 

 

entry is attempted at boot and after a hotkey switch

 

 

when the administrator has closed the application

 

 

being locked or has changed the application name

 

 

or command line.

 

 

 

 

Registry read failure at reenter user mode

The registry has to be read when switching into user

LOG_ERROR

 

mode. This is because the administrator can

 

 

change the settings during administration mode.

 

 

The read of the registry failed which means the

 

 

Administration key was not found or the AppName

 

 

value was missing or empty.

 

 

 

 

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