Chapter 16. Windows NT Tools

There are many tools used specifically for testing Windows NT systems. Many of these tools consist of the native NET commands in Windows NT and utilities from the NT resource kit. Windows NT default installations enable attackers to enumerate information useful for mounting an attack. These tools commonly use NetBIOS, ports 135 through 139, to gather information and perform attacks.

In this chapter we describe NT tools and their use during testing. We present the tools in the order we normally use them during testing. These tools can be used in either internal or external testing. Chapters 5 through 8 describe internal and external testing methodology and reference many of the tools presented here. In addition, we list ...

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