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[was_jaclaz]

Rootman just posted on 911CD about this little app:
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23014

http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/

:: About Kon-Boot
Kon-Boot is an prototype piece of software which allows to change contents of a linux kernel (and now Windows kernel also!!!) on the fly (while booting). In the current compilation state it allows to log into a linux system as 'root' user without typing the correct password or to elevate privileges from current user to root. For Windows systems it allows to enter any password protected profile without any knowledge of the password. It was acctually started as silly project of mine, which was born from my never-ending memory problems Secondly it was mainly created for Ubuntu, later i have made few add-ons to cover some other linux distributions. Finally, please consider this is my first linux project so far Entire Kon-Boot was written in pure x86 assembly, using old grandpa-geezer TASM 4.0.


:: Hot Updates - Kon-Boot for Windows!!! HOT
As one of my past projects for KryptosLogic Kon-Boot was moved to Windows platforms. So now it provides support for Microsoft Windows systems and also the Linux systems listed in the next sections. Kon-Boot for Windows enables logging in to any password protected machine profile without without any knowledge of the password. This tool changes the contents of Windows kernel while booting, everything is done virtually - without any interferences with physical system changes. So far following systems were tested to work correctly with Kon-Boot (however its quite possible other versions of listed Windows systems may be suitable as well):

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Tested Windows versions
Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (v.275)
Windows Vista Business SP0
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate SP0
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows 7

You can download this Kon-Boot version below in the download section.

No special usage instructions are required for Windows users, just boot from Kon-Boot CD/Floppy, select your profile and put any password you want. You lost your password? Now it doesnt matter at all :-)

jaclaz

[was_JFX]

That's great a must have for every bootcd

[Lancelot]

[Joshua]

jaclaz

Tested, and works great!!!

Joshua

[agni]

Anybody knows how to make it boot from usb?

[Icecube]

Install syslinux or grub4dos on the USB stick:

syslinux.cfg (for syslinux):

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LABEL konboot
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND initrd=FD0-konboot-v1.1-2in1.img

menu.lst (for grub4dos):

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title KONBOOT v1.1
map --mem /FD0-konboot-v1.1-2in1.img (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)

[sanbarrow]

works nice on Ubuntu 9.0.4

wow - most useful 110 kb of code I have seen in a while

[psc]

Nobody afraid that it may be malware?

Peter

[was_jaclaz]

Nobody afraid that it may be malware?

YES.
http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollar...no-answers.html

jaclaz

[Sonny]

Worked ok on XP, but ruined my Win7 install

Note that win7 is installed to a vhd file on my XP c: drive.

Sonny