HOW TO CRACK WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD
There are many way to crack passwords. But in this tutorial I will explain a very basic method using a single tool to crack windows password . This might come handy in places like schools ,collages where you cant use your live Linux cds , usb ..etc because your being watched
Things we need :
1. Pwdump or Fgdump to extract password hashes
In this tutorial I will be using Pwdump
Extracting Password hashes :-
1. Open My computer and go to C:\Windows\system32 . now place the Pwdump file which we download earlier
2. Now open command prompt and navigate to C:\Windows\system32 \Pwdump
Using c d command and click enter
Example :-
Cd C:\Windows\system32 \Pwdump
3. Now you can see a list of Pwdump commands as shown
Example :-
Cd C:\Windows\system32 \Pwdump localhost >> C:\hashes.txt
Cd C:\Windows\system32 \Pwdump -x localhost >> C:\hashes.txt
Cracking The Hashes
Considering that we are in school/collage were we cant use tools to crack passwords so as an alternative we are using online password cracking sites
1. Go to online password cracking sites like http://www.cracker.offensive-security.com , http://www.onlinehashcrack.com and paste the hash select hash type as LM and click decode
2.By this way we are able to crack windows password using a single tool
Note:- If your not able to crack password hashes online use tools like john the ripper to crack password hashes . You can even copy the hashes and decoded it in your house