Disclaimer: This analysis is intended for security researchers and system administrators to understand historical vulnerabilities in order to secure legacy environments. Unauthorized access to computer systems is illegal.
net user hacker P@ssw0rd /add net localgroup administrators hacker /add This attack requires physical access or the ability to reboot the machine. BitLocker Drive Encryption (with TPM) prevents the offline binary manipulation. 3. Methodology B: Dumping & Cracking NTLM Hashes For remote cracking (post-exploitation), the attacker extracts the Security Account Manager (SAM) file. The Technique (Using mimikatz or reg save ) If the attacker has local admin rights on a live system: cracking windows 7
net user Administrator NewPassword123 Or creates a new admin: cracking windows 7
