Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed

Yup I know about the CDs.

From reading the headiline this sounds as if you can unlock a locked computer? If so it could be used to unlock a domain connected user who has walked away from their PC and done CTRL+ALT_DEL / lock This computer and you would have rights in the Domain.

Where are the CD tools only reset the local account.
 
To use the tool, hackers must connect a Linux-based computer to a Firewire port on the target machine. The machine is then tricked into allowing the attacking computer to have read and write access to its memory.

With full access to the memory, the tool can then modify Windows' password protection code, which is stored there, and render it ineffective.
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Yeah.. i can really see someone doing that!!
 
Imagine a Financial institution or similar and a user locks their PC to go for lunch.

If the hack works as I suspect then yes I can see someone carrying a small laptop to hack into their account while logged on to the domain to gain systems access.
 
Tbh you could automate the process with an embedded linux computer with just a firewire cable and some scripting. Some basically it would look like a big flash drive that connects to firewire. Once connected it executes the script no user intervention required and bang computer unlocked... That doesn't really sound like rocket science...
 
LeperousDust said:
Tbh you could automate the process with an embedded linux computer with just a firewire cable and some scripting. Some basically it would look like a big flash drive that connects to firewire. Once connected it executes the script no user intervention required and bang computer unlocked... That doesn't really sound like rocket science...
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i assume most domain servers have it set so if x amount of password tries are tried in x amount of time it locks that account out till the owner gets it unlocked by the admin.
 
And why exactly does windows still let a firewire driver read/write to the memory, specificially parts of the operating system like this? =/

He demonstrated it in 2006! common Microsoft!
 
allllec said:
And why exactly does windows still let a firewire driver read/write to the memory, specificially parts of the operating system like this? =/

He demonstrated it in 2006! common Microsoft!
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Untested in Vista though :p
Microsofts way of getting you to upgrade ;)
 
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