Piotrbania.com
released a boot CD, Kon-Boot, that allows logging in to Linux and
Windows systems without knowing the password by virtually making the
necessary modifications to the kernel during the boot process.
Both the Grand Stream Dreams and the TinyApps blogs have explored the use of the CD, and tried to determine if there was anything malicious about it, in the sense that it might install a rootkit or something. So far no bad stuff has happened yet, but of course test thoroughly before you want to use it yourself. I'll have a play with it as well, and think this could be a very nice tool in a forensic toolkit.
Both the Grand Stream Dreams and the TinyApps blogs have explored the use of the CD, and tried to determine if there was anything malicious about it, in the sense that it might install a rootkit or something. So far no bad stuff has happened yet, but of course test thoroughly before you want to use it yourself. I'll have a play with it as well, and think this could be a very nice tool in a forensic toolkit.
