Re: Win98 ScreenSaver Password Backdoor

From: JD (jd@lothar.net)
Date: 10/10/01 

Message-ID: <005901c151c8$98b06290$d300000a@adjdonohoe>
From: "JD" <jd@lothar.net>
To: <netmet@muskat-networks.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>, <kattmet@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Win98 ScreenSaver Password Backdoor
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:17:29 -0700

Reset it, delete the screensaver from the hard drive when it comes back up.
(mystify.scr or whatever), extract a replacement from the original CD and
you should be golden. Or don't replace it and use another one.

-james

Humility - A clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a
sincere attempt to become what we could be.

----- Original Message -----
From: "KaTT KaTT" <kattmet@hotmail.com>
To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:49 AM
Subject: Win98 ScreenSaver Password Backdoor

> -Hello Everyone
>
> I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have a win98 machine which we
do
> not know the screensaver password. I would like to password protect the
> system via screensaver, but do not know how to get around the old password
> so we can change it.
>
> Can anyone help? Any suggestions would be great!
>
> -Thank you in Advance
>
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