NT Password Cracks
The L0phtcrack Method (requires physical access or will listen for SMB on a
non-switched network)
Will recover current passwords
- Download lc252install.zip.
-
Extract and install on your machine.
- Download ntfsdosbootfloppy.
- Extract to floppy.
- Reboot target with floppy.
- Run ntfsdos to mount NTFS
drives.
- Run getsam.bat that is on the floppy you just made..
- On any NT machine booted to Windows run 'a:\expand sam sam._'
- Start L0phtcrack.
- Load sam._
- Start Cracking.
The Linux Bootdisk Method (requires physical access to machine)
Allows you to change any password on local machine
- Download linuxbootdiskcracker.ima.
- Extract with winimage and blow on floppy.
- Boot target machine with floppy.
- Wait, answer a few
questions.
- Select desired account.
- Change password.
- Reboot
target machine and enjoy.
UNIX/Linux Password Cracks
- Download John the Ripper.
- Follow instruction within.
- Tedious and long but always
worth it!