Protecting your computer from attacks via the Internet by setting a blank password

It seems strange even to think, but the fact of using a blank password (blank password) on Windows XP has the effect of making your computer safer in relation to attacks from the Internet. In fact, the default configuration of Windows XP automatically inhibits access over the network to all accounts without password, and then making them available only to those who are physically on the PC. A level of security is therefore almost absurd, generally preferable to leave their account with no password rather than use one that is not sufficiently complex guidelines to create a password hard to provide for infringing use at least 8 characters with numbers, letters and symbols.

In particular, Microsoft itself suggests using a "blank password" on those computers that do not need to share resources on the network and are physically accessible only to people you trust if you think about the good classic case may be just what your computer home.

If you then think that the passwords are not very important and that any password in any case a good level of protection, then perhaps the video below may make you change your mind. This is a practical demonstration that within about 2 minutes is made cracking the password of a PC with Windows XP (well to follow the video is not some evil 'of familiarity with English).

For those who want to try directly to your PC as seen in the movie, you can download for free Ophcrack (the tool used in the video) directly from this link.

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Posted on March 6, 2008 at 9:49 in Windows

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Then (if you excuse son wheat) also attempted intrusion by non windows machines?

Commentary srmgzts - March 7, 2008 #
@ srmgzts: the type of operating system from which you try to access it makes no difference. By pwd empty the account is not 'available online.

Comments davide - March 8, 2008 #
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