RE: restore Administrator password
SMiller_at_unimin.com
Date: 04/27/04
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To: security-basics@securityfocus.com Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:42:55 -0400
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Scott
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"Psyiode"
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Please respond to Subject: RE: restore Administrator password
psyiodedaphreak
The Ultimate Boot CD (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) has a nice utility
to allow you to reset the Admin or any other accounts passwords. It also
have many other utilities for HDs, partitioning, boot managers, mem
diagnostics, bios password recovery, and antivirus. All on one nice
bootable cd. A must have.
-Psyiode
-- On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:10:07 Maher Odeh wrote: >Hi >I wouldn't suggest deleting the SAM file, indeed it was possible perior >to SP2 and it didn't cause any problem, >Last time I deleted the SAM to restore a password my machine crashed and >I couldn't get beyond the logon window >As I got the blue screen of death with many error dumps regarding the >SAM file missing ... > >I would suggest / recommend ERD software , a very good software included >in the Winternals Adminstrator's pack >Using this software you can create a bootable CD to recover everything >you want, the bootable CD looks excatly like WindowsXP >There's a utility there called password smith , this utility will help >you to CHANGE your users passwords and your own password >Instead of deleteing the SAM file and get in troubles :-) > >//Maher > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Huddleston, James E SPC, S-2 [mailto:james.huddleston@us.army.mil] > >Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:56 PM >To: 'security-basics@securityfocus.com' >Subject: restore Administrator password > >Depending on the size of your company, you could have them purchase a >program called NTFSPro, it allows you to boot to dos and mount the NTFS >partition, then you just have to delete the sam file, it will reset the >admin password to blank, but it deletes all other accounts as well. If >you write a script to run at bootup you can have it create a new account >with admin rights, then instead of deleting the sam file, just rename >it, after you create the script, re-rename the sam file back and login >with the newly created administrative account. > >Huddleston, James E. > >-----Original Message----- >From: ZEN >To: sec; security-basics@securityfocus.com >Sent: 4/18/2004 11:47 AM >Subject: Re: restore Administrator password > >umm.....if u use something of a pasword cracker...and the admin guy used >a decent password of about 8 characters or so that are not directly out >of a dictionary....u could get stuck for along long time cracking the >password. >Go along with the bd040116/cd040116 file i mentioned in an earlier mail >to do it for you. > Heres another way i found you could do it(i fiddle a lot with system >files). Goto your system32 directory and create a backup of logon.scr >and then delete it!!! > now rename cmd.exe(make a backup of this also) as logon.scr. > Now logoff your computer and leave it on for abt 20 mins(patience >it'll happen).Now instead of running the screensaver your OS will run an >unprtected command prompt where you can use the command : "net user ><name of admin a/c> <new password>" (Note you do not need the old >password to change >it!!!!) > This will not work while your logged on as another user as it will >return an error saying that you do not have sufficient right. But before >logging in there are no restrictions created ;-) > It works in XP which is just a build up on Win2000/NT so it should >work in your system. >Best of luck cracking the password. > >-ZEN >----- Original Message ----- >From: "sec" <sec@moomia.com> >To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com> >Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:35 AM >Subject: Re: restore Administrator password > > >> What you need is a knopix CD from knoppix.org and get something like >lophtcack or caine >> and able and you will be able to crack the password. >> Depending on the password strength this could be done in a couple of >seconds or some minutes. >> good luck >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: >> Subject: >> >> >> ------- End of Original Message ------- >> >> >> SPAM-PROTECTION KEY: kp1e9z8vqqcdmp624tflf5n5 >> See http://www.moomia.com/spamcheck.htm >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-- >- >> Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. 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