LC 5 is the latest version of L0phtCrack, the award-winning password auditing and recovery application used by thousands of companies worldwide.Using multiple assessment methods, LC 5 reduces security risk by helping administrators to: - Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities that result from the use of weak or easily guessed passwords
- Recover Windows and Unix account passwords to access user and administrator accounts whose passwords are lost or to streamline migration of users to another authentication system
- Rapidly process accounts using pre-computed password tables* that contain trillions of passwords
How it works:
Windows NT, 2000 and XP passwords are stored as encrypted hashes. LC5 attacks these hashes with hundreds of passwords per minute.
Eventually the correct password will be sent and then displayed to the screen.
Good intentions:
- System administrators can find weak passwords within minutes. Sys admins can then change the passwords to make them more secure.
- LC5 can be used to access computers of users who forget passwords.
- In companies, it can be used to access computers of employees who have left the company.
Bad intentions:
- Hackers can use LC5 to sniff passwords over networks.
- Hackers can install this application onto a primary domain controller and steal hundreds of passwords within minutes.
Please note that I am not the author of this software. Be advised that if you use this software, you do so at your own risk without any warranty expresses or implied.
Download LC5 (v5.04):
Software License: LCP is a freeware program. The program may be distributed under condition of saving all files contents and structure of installation package.