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Vista Recovery hack
Name: IronMan Date: June 13, 2007 at 02:32:19 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 / 512m Product: Data General
Comment:
Windows Vista may be Microsoft's most secure operating system to date, but researchers are still finding some glaring loopholes for hackers to exploit. Here is the latest: all you need is a Vista Install DVD to get admin level access to a hard drive.
The loophole arises because the Command Prompt tool in Vista's System Recovery Options fails to request user name or passwords before handing over access to PCs running the operating system.
Summary: Thanks. The only problem is that I don't have the vista dvd (as mine is a laptop and it already came with vista and I was asked to backup the vista recovery dvd). Alternatively, is there a free viru...
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