---
id: 8063
title: "Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 1 – the GUI"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/thick-application-pentesting/introduction-to-hacking-thick-clients-part-1-the-gui/"
published_at: "2020-04-30T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["windows", "tooling", "pentest", "thick-client", "winforms", "wpf", "gui"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8063"
lang: en
---

# Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 1 – the GUI

## Summary

Part one of the thick client series covers GUI testing for Windows Forms and WPF apps, using WinSpy, Window Detective, and Snoop to reveal masked passwords and bypass client-side checks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-04-30T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/thick-application-pentesting/introduction-to-hacking-thick-clients-part-1-the-gui/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8063