Re: sam file.

From: Jerold Schulman (Jerry_at_jsiinc.com)
Date: 06/28/04


Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:33:45 -0400

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:09:40 +0300, "sancho" <juanb@netvision.net.il> wrote:

>Hi !
>
>I use windows xp pro.
>
>I read that the hackers allways try to find the sam file and crack it.
>I searched my own system and I found a lot of sam files for example:
>
>act3.sam
>desksam.sam
>
>the search result found 16 files .so which from all of tham the hackers try
>to capture ?
>
>thanks
>
>
C:\Windows\System32\Config\SAM
which is the HKU hive of your registry.

DO NOT mess around with this or other hive files.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com



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