Unlock most OS in seconds without login or password

[Modelworks]

http://www.neowin.net/news/mai...ows-pc-with-winlockpwn

A security consultant, Adam Boileau, based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds, via a Firewire port, without the need for a password.

With this tool, called Winlockpwn, one could "unlock locked Windows machines or login without a password ... merely by plugging in your Firewire cable and running a command".

The hack, which affects Windows XP computers but has not yet been tested with Windows Vista, was first demonstrated, at a security conference in Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet to develop a fix. But now that a couple of years have passed and the issue has not resolved, Boileau, decided to release the tool on his website.

Apparently its a firewire problem and not just one with windows.
The type of hack works on any os with a firewire port active.

 

[covert24]

hmm. i wonder how you are supposed to use this tool? only gives you code written in python.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Physical access = you own the computer

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Physical access = you own the computer

:thumbsup:

Once you have physical access to the machine, all the security tools and patches in the world aren't really going to help much.

 

[cudzich09]

Could anyone give me the direct link to where I can download this hack? Or any guide on how to use it?

thank you

 

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