[CentOS] Breaking Windows XP user password?

[Ross S. W. Walker]

Brian Mathis wrote:
> 
> On Jan 24, 2008 9:10 AM, Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu> wrote:
> > Granted this is not a UNIX system, but in case there is a 
> UNIX tool to
> > accomplish the goal...
> >
> > I am looking for a bootable CD/DVD (or application to be 
> placed on a CD/DVD to
> > be made bootable) that can let me mount a Windows XP 
> drive/partition (SP1 or
> > SP2), and force-crack the admin password (even if admin 
> account name has been
> > changed, but I know what it has been changed to).  The 
> application cannot write
> > to the hard drive - only mount it read-only, read the 
> password file into ram,
> > and show the cracked password.
> >
> > I know I can use the pnordahl utility to try and 
> force-change the password, but
> > I actually want to crack it.
> >
> > The utility should be free.
> >
> > This is a legal request.
> >
> > Thanks for leads.
> >
> > Scott
> 
> 
> Yes, very OT.
> 
> http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

I forgot that one... nice.

Always set Windows to NOT store the LM hashes of the passwords and
pick strong passwords!

-Ross

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