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access the password file under NT

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wolvrine
wolvrine Original post #1
May 14, 2006 at 11:09 AM
In NT the password file can be found as:
\\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM Main password file
\\WINNT\REPAIR Backup password file

Note that the backup file is often left unupdated since installation; it would therefore have only Administrator and Guest entries. Administrator should be all you need, provided the password was not changed at some later date.
A
May 15, 2006 at 3:57 PM
new that already But keep up the good work
it_waaznt_me
May 16, 2006 at 12:17 AM
Sam files are Md5 hashed .. You cant crack it with brute force .. :p ..
Abhishek Dwivedi
Oct 20, 2006 at 9:24 PM
oh ya...MD5 can be cracked through brute force...i offen do it....use tools like ****...hey y shoould i tell u the name...seach it...lol...but trust me SAM can be easily decrupted....PM me for more
~Phenom~
Oct 20, 2006 at 10:36 PM
MD5 ciphertext cannot be cracked atleast not till now.
But then there are other ways to crack windows passwords , so I dont need this one.
Abhishek Dwivedi
Oct 31, 2006 at 7:07 PM
dude MD5 chipertext have been cracker ages ago...stupid....thats y VISTA is built with more security...shhhh...:X
it_waaznt_me
Oct 31, 2006 at 11:31 PM
Thats news to me .. And what "more security" is Vista having ..? 3DES ?
Abhishek Dwivedi
Nov 27, 2006 at 10:42 PM
now thats what i too dont know buddy....but MD5...yuck old one....