Retrieving a Windows password
In this recipe, we will explore a process to retrieve a Windows password using Ophcrack. Ophcrack is one of the best tools available to recover lost Windows passwords. The program uses rainbow tables to apply brute force to Windows 7, Vista, and XP passwords.
Getting ready
The following requirements need to be fulfilled:
A Windows computer to which you have physical access
BackTrack 5 loaded on a USB drive or a CD/DVD
An additional USB drive to use as an extra hard drive
How to do it...
Let's begin by downloading a rainbow table fro
web browser and navigate to http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/tables.php.
Select your desired file and download it. It is a good idea, if you have the space, to download each of them now because you will never know when you will need them. Once downloaded, unzip the files and place them in the folder of your choice.
Once the file has been downloaded, open Ophcrack and click on Tables from the main menu:
Click on the Install button.
Navigate to...