No tray icon doesn't work?

mkipness · Post by **mkipness** » 2005-12-28 14:54

Is -notrayicon supposed to work with the SC version of winvnc.exe? When I try to use it, a yellow icon still appears in the systray. I want to create my own systray icon and would rather not have two sitting there.

Thanks,
Max

Post by **Rudi De Vos** » 2005-12-28 15:20

The SC version check the existance of a icon1.ico and icon2.ico in the same directory as the exe.

If found he use this icons, else he use the default.

You normal pack the icons in the sc.exe archive, when user click sc.exe, the icons are extracted in the same directory as the winvnc.exe.

Create an sc.exe and extract it using 7zip.
Then you can play with changing the icon and bmp files in that direcory
and exe winvnc.exe to check how it looks.

mkipness · Post by **mkipness** » 2005-12-28 15:26

Thanks for the reply.

I knew how to change the icon. But what I want is NO icon in the systray at all. Isn't that what the -notrayicon option is for? Or does this not work with the SC version of winvnce.exe?

Thanks,
Max

CBailey · Post by **CBailey** » 2006-05-19 05:43

Actually, I have the same question. I tried many different ways to run SC with -notrayicon, but the icon is always there. Are we doing something wrong? Or is this option not fully implemented?

x23piracy · Post by **x23piracy** » 2006-05-27 20:36

CBailey wrote:Actually, I have the same question. I tried many different ways to run SC with -notrayicon, but the icon is always there. Are we doing something wrong? Or is this option not fully implemented?

I hope this function never arives, most antivirus tools are silent about winvnc sc exe, i think u guys just want to install this on system of people who dont know this.

Some hacker script kid style.

This icon is last security for people who dont know to control there systems safely.

CBailey · Post by **CBailey** » 2006-05-27 23:25

There are MUCH better tools for kids wanting to control their friend's computers. It's nowhere near stealthy enough, and all it takes is a slip of the mouse for a victim to notice something is up. While I agree it's good to keep VNC below the radar of Antivirus companies, it's also important that SC is useful.

Is there a legitimate need to remove the icon? Absolutely. I'm making my own front end for SC, and it will have it's own icon. my front end will control SC, and having a neophyte computer user clicking on strange icons can really mess with my attempt to fix their computer. Editing resources, it's very easy to remove the icons completely, and even remove all options from the invisible icon. A blank space might easily pass inspection if I was a hacker-wannabe, but it's unprofessional to a business.

While in theory it would be easy, even for someone who doesn't know C++, to remove the icon and recompile, it's been made very difficult to compile. I'm still looking for the source code.