Chapter 6

Hacking Windows

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

images Understand the basics of the Windows operating system

images Have a working knowledge of Windows password storage

images Understand several techniques for hacking Windows

In this chapter, we will examine specific techniques used to hack into Windows systems. Because Windows is a ubiquitous operating system, these skills ...

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