Bypass Windows Password Using KonBoot

share6 0 5 22. Apr 2011, 23:07 UhrPablo Garcia Hasnt this happened to all o !s "# pro essionals at one point in o!r careers: A client is $oin$ to be tra%elin$ o!t o the co!ntr& on a %acation and he is lea%in$ his co'p!ter or &o! to i() he is o co!rse, e(pectin$ his co'p!ter to be read& *hen he co'es bac+. He lea%es or his trip, &o! t!rn the co'p!ter on and &o! reali,e &o! cant $et into -indo*s beca!se he did not lea%e &o! his pass*ord. -hat do &o! do no*. /o! b&pass it0 1ort!natel& there is a pro$ra' called 2on34oot *hich *ill let &o! b&pass the -indo*s pass*ord and $o ri$ht into the operatin$ s&ste'. 2on3boot does not alter -indo*s in an& *a&) it *or+s b& chan$in$ the -indo*s +ernel %irt!all& so *hen the co'p!ter is rebooted it is bac+ to its ori$inal state. #he ollo*in$ is a list o s!pported operatin$ s&ste's) see i &o!r 5!ali ies and proceed.

Instructions
6o*nload 2on3boot "78 i'a$e and b!rn it to a 96 !sin$ &o!r a%orite b!rnin$ so t*are. "nsert the 96 in &o!r 963:8; dri%e and boot ro' it. #o do this, 'a+e s!re &o!r 963 :8; is set as irst boot de%ice on &o!r co'p!ters 4"87. Press enter in the irst splash screen.

2on3boot *ill displa& a second splash screen, &o! do not ha%e to do an&thin$ here, <!st let it r!n.

2on3boot *ill then boot the -indo*s %ersion on &o!r co'p!ters hard dri%e, as e(plained be ore it *ill do so *ith a +ernel that has been 'odi ied %irt!all&) nothin$ on the co'p!ters hard dri%e is 'odi ied. 8nce &o! $et to &o!r -indo*s screen, lea%e the pass*ord ield blan+ and <!st press enter.

-indo*s *ill then let &o! access &o!r des+top, <!st li+e i the co'p!ter had no pass*ord at all. As si'ple as that0

Final Thoughts
4&passin$ a -indo*s pass*ord has ne%er been easier. 7ee's !nbelie%able ho* ast 2on3boot can *or+ its 'a$ic. #his is a %er& !se !l tool indeed, not onl& or those ti'es *ere &o! ha%e or$otten &o!r pass*ord, or &o!r clients, b!t also to cond!ct sec!rit& a!dits, penetration testin$, orensics in%esti$ation, etc. " &o! are interested in this tool or &o!r *or+place, there is a co''ercial %ersion 'ade b& 2r&ptos =o$ic as *ell.