BehindTheAsterisks

Passwords are there for a reason, namely to protect your private information from unwanted eyes. The problem is that sometimes, the one that wants to know your password is none other than yourself since you forgot it. The problem (or solution, depending on how you see it) is the asterisk system implemented, where you write down the password in a bracket, and it is visually masked to show asterisks instead. Normally, it could be nerve-wracking knowing that your password is staring straight in the face, yet you cannot see it. However, there are some software tools that allow you to bypass that visual barrier, letting you see what is hidden behind the asterisks, such as BehindTheAsterisks.

The app is portable, thus no registries will be harmed or modified by any setup process. Simply click on the EXE file and BehindTheAsterisks will open swiftly. The UI (if you can call it a UI) is made up of nothing more than the bar the app's name is written on, and a field that automatically updates whenever you move over your mouse cursor over a new object, window or website component.

As you would probably figure out by now, the field automatically shows you whatever is written behind asterisk symbols as well. More so, if you've ever used password revealing tools, or any other program that is presumably designed to bypass security features, you probably know that most antivirus software sees them as threats and prompts you to either delete or quarantine them, but that is not the case with BehindTheAsterisks.

BehindTheAsterisks is a lightweight solution for finding out what your (or someone else's) password is in a fast and efficient manner.