In this article, written as a part of a series devoted to Windows security, we will learn quite a simple method for getting passwords of all active Windows users using the Mimikatz tool.
Mimikatz.exe can extract plain text passwords from Windows memory, password hashes, Kerberos tickets, etc. Also, mimikatz allows you to perform pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket attacks or generate Golden Kerberos tickets. The mimikatz functionality is also available in the Metasploit Framework.
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Hi, admin! I’m trying to turn on Windows Defender on Windows 10, but in the “Windows Defender Security Center”, the “Virus & threat protection” component has the message: “Threat service…
In this article we will talk about the WinSxS folder in Windows, the reasons for its constant growth, and ways to clean up it. The C:\Windows\WinSxS directory is the repository…