Re: Password Cracking

["K. K. Mookhey" <cto () nii co in>]

GuidoZ wrote:
> I also ran across an amazingly small program similar to LC/Jphn. It 
> was freeware, Windows only, and a single EXE. (No install or 
> anything.) It could be run from a floppy disk or CD and worked like a
>  charm. It was quite fast, faster then either John or LC in fact.
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:56:18 +0200, Simon Taplin <simont () pop co za> wrote:

> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1
> >
> > As a matter of interest, which is better for cracking Windows
> > password files? LC4, LC5 or John? Do any one of these do a better
> > job with say dictionary attacks versuses attacks on strong
> > passwords?
> >
> > Simon

Well, there's another small little exe, that isn't quite that fast, but
might just do the trick :)
http://www.nii.co.in/research/tools.html#ntcrack

Also, I've personally found Cain and Abel to be a pretty good all round
cracker as well. There's Lepton's Crack, which you could give a shot.

Cheers,

KK


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