Puppy Linux XP Password Cracker
Posted: Fri 21 Dec 2007, 15:24
Im thinking of more ways to get people to try puppy...
One of the main ways Ive seen a virus or a hacker brick a XP computer is to change the login passwords. I get called out often to remove or change the passwords (I think windows password can be said to be more of an inconvenience than a security measure!). For this I use the ophCrack live cd, which is based on slax and 455mb big. This is basically a custom livecd distro with nothing but the cracking software preloaded. Ive found it also boots on less computers than puppy, and it also doesnt recognise certain hard disks. Puppy does a lot better. I think in the situation that this cd would be used would be an ideal time for people to take their first look at puppy/linux, just when XP has failed on them! Using a puppy cd would also allow the client to view their files while xp was being cracked (it takes about 5 mins).
If someone were to create a puppy cd that included ophcrack, then I think it would create a lot better product (Im a bit busy now what with everything, but would be happy to help test it and provide feedback).
One of the main ways Ive seen a virus or a hacker brick a XP computer is to change the login passwords. I get called out often to remove or change the passwords (I think windows password can be said to be more of an inconvenience than a security measure!). For this I use the ophCrack live cd, which is based on slax and 455mb big. This is basically a custom livecd distro with nothing but the cracking software preloaded. Ive found it also boots on less computers than puppy, and it also doesnt recognise certain hard disks. Puppy does a lot better. I think in the situation that this cd would be used would be an ideal time for people to take their first look at puppy/linux, just when XP has failed on them! Using a puppy cd would also allow the client to view their files while xp was being cracked (it takes about 5 mins).
If someone were to create a puppy cd that included ophcrack, then I think it would create a lot better product (Im a bit busy now what with everything, but would be happy to help test it and provide feedback).