Hack* Windows 7/Vista/XP using Ophcrack

Have you wondered if you could hack* into a Windows system?

Yes definitely you can. There are severe security loop holes in the Windows OS.You can hack the password of any Windows system by using the password recovery softwares. Here I am describing one such method to find the password of any computer running on Windows 7/Vista/XP using Ophcrack Live CD.

*Unauthorized access to any computer (hacking) is a crime and is a punishable under law.This article is mainly aims at password recovery techniques and does not encourage any form of hacking which may lead to loss of information of any person(s) or organisation.

Please do it at  your own risk. I will not be responsible for any of the acts of the readers who commit any such offence.

Just follow the steps given below:

Before you start doing this you will need a blank CD or DVD to burn the live image of Ophcrack.

1. Download Opcrack Live CD by Clicking Here.
2. Download Windows XP or Windows 7 LiveCD depending on platform you are wishing to hack. For example:

Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Click on Ophcrack Vista/7 LiveCD.

Windows XP: Click on Ophcrack XP LiveCD.

2. Now burn the live image on to the CD.

3. Insert the disc into drive and restart you computer.
4. If everything goes right you will see screen as below.

5. After you see screen as above wait for ophcrack to boot automatically or you may press Enter to advance.

6. Now you will see several lines of code printed on screen or they might disappear very quickly (you don't need to worry about that).
7. Then you will see screen like below it is Ophcrack password recovering software. At the Ophcrack screen it shows the Administrator and Guest account. Notice the word “empty”. This means that if the account is enabled you could log in without a password.

8. Ophcrack WILL NOT CRACK THE PASSWORD because the hash table which it needs is not available for free. But it does show the NTLM hash.
9. Copy this hash value which is under NT Hash field.

10. Navigate to http://crackstation.net/ which is an online hash cracking tool.

11. Type in the hash value you copied down in Step 9, Enter the captcha and click on Crack Hashes.