Kon-boat

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Kon-boat

Kon-Boot boot process.jpg
Basic data

developer Piotr Bania
Current  version 3.5
(Jun 12, 2020)
operating system Windows , Apple OS X
category software
https://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/

Kon-Boot ( kon boot , konboot ) is a software utility that enables users to bypass Microsoft Windows passwords and Apple MacOS passwords (Linux support has been discontinued) without making permanent or permanent changes to the system on the causing it to run. It is also the first tool reported to be able to bypass Windows 10 online (live) passwords and support both Windows and macOS systems.

history

Kon-Boot was originally developed as a proof-of-concept, freeware security tool, especially for people who tend to forget their passwords. The main idea was to allow users to log into the target computer without knowing the correct password and without making permanent changes to the system on which it is running.

The first Kon-Boot version was announced on the DailyDave mailing list in 2008. Version 1.0 (freeware) enabled users to log into Linux-based operating systems and bypass the authentication process (access to the system without knowing the password).

In 2009 the author of this software announced Kon-Boot for Linux and 32-bit Microsoft Windows systems. This version offered additional support for bypassing Windows system passwords on every Windows operating system from Windows Server 2008 to Windows 7. This version is still available as freeware.

The latest Kon-Boot versions are only available as commercial products and will continue to be maintained. The current version (3.1) is able to bypass passwords on the following operating systems:

supported Microsoft Windows operating systems
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32Bit / 64Bit
Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1 all versions (32Bit / 64Bit - includes live / online password bypass)
Microsoft Windows 10 all versions (32Bit / 64Bit - includes live / online password bypass)
Supported Apple OSX / MacOS operating systems
Apple OS X 10.6
Apple OS X 10.7
Apple OS X 10.8
Apple OS X 10.9
Apple OS X 10.10
Apple OS X 10.11
Apple macOS Sierra (10.12)
Apple macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Apple macOS Mojave (10.14)
Apple macOS Catalina (10.15)

technology

Kon-Boot works like a boot kit (which is why it often generates false-positive warnings in anti-virus software). It injects (hides) itself into BIOS memory. Kon-Boot changes the kernel during operation and temporarily modifies the code that is responsible for checking the user's authorization data while the operating system is being loaded.

In contrast to password reset tools like CHNTPW, Kon-Boot does not change system files and SAM-Hive, all changes are temporary and disappear after a system restart.

Restrictions (prevention)

Users concerned about tools like Kon-Boot should use hard disk encryption ( FileVault , Truecrypt , VeraCrypt , Bitlocker etc.) as Kon-Boot is unable to bypass hard disk encryption. BIOS password and activated SecureBoot function are also a good preventive measure.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kon-Boot website
  2. ↑ a b Official Kon-Boot-Tool website (Windows password and MacOS password bypass). Retrieved January 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Dailydave: TOOL: Kon-Boot v.1.0 - booting-time ultimate linux hacking utility;). Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Full Disclosure: KON-BOOT for Windows and Linux (Password Bypassing Utility for Forgetting Heads). Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  5. ↑ [www.kon-boot.com] KON-BOOT - ULTIMATE WINDOWS / LINUX HACKING UTILITY :-). Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  6. ↑ KON-BOOT - forgot Windows password? world's best tool for Windows password and macOS password bypass and login problems. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  7. ↑ KON-BOOT GUIDE Windows System Requirements. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  8. ↑ KON-BOOT GUIDE Apple MacOS System Requirements. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Unknown: Kon-Boot: Bypass Windows Login Security (and some helpful blocking solutions). Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Computer Emergency Response Team - Industrie Services et Tertiaire. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
  11. ↑ By Neil J. Rubenking, 2015 8:14 AM EST April 15, 2015 April 15: False Positive Sink Antivirus Ratings. Accessed August 26, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Threat description search results - Microsoft Security Intelligence. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Tody: chntpw for crack windows password using Linux. Contribute to Tody-Guo / chntpw development by creating an account on GitHub. August 14, 2019, accessed August 17, 2019 .
  14. ↑ KON-BOOT GUIDE How can I protect against Kon-Boot? Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions about Secure Boot. Accessed August 26, 2019 .