Sunday, March 17, 2013

Removing the Fog of Hacking #1

Resetting Windows Passwords via USB/CD

Most of my security brethren know this old trick.  If you forgot your password (or if you're being a shady fella), there's a tool you can download and put on a bootable CD/USB to reset any password on a Windows box.

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

I personally have a USB stick shelved just for this purpose, in case I'm traveling/going to a friends house/etc.  You just stick it in a computer, restart it, and boot from it.  Follow the prompts and you're good to go!

1 comment:

  1. Like hyrens ultimate boot cd? that thing is AWESOME. thanks for the share bro

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