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Help Needed with Windows 7
Former Fetus

Posted on 02/22/2012 7:22:06 AM PST by Former Fetus

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To: Former Fetus

If I stole your computer, I can crack your Win7 administrative password in under 5 minutes. That would leave all of your password controlled accounts available to me. Do you still want to store all of your passwords on the computer?


21 posted on 02/22/2012 7:55:01 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Former Fetus

Use LastPass.


22 posted on 02/22/2012 8:33:36 AM PST by Carpe Cerevisi
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23 posted on 02/22/2012 8:35:45 AM PST by moose07 (The truth will out, one day.)
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To: Former Fetus

The problem is the browser. I had this too. Promptly installed Firefox. Then, I went to Tools > Options > Security (tab) and set “Remember passwords for sites.”


24 posted on 02/22/2012 8:51:41 AM PST by Cyber Liberty ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." --Winston Churchill)
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To: Former Fetus

It’s just your Internet browser settings. You can adjust them to memorize your info.


25 posted on 02/22/2012 9:07:51 AM PST by Sprite518
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To: Former Fetus

Install Google Chrome.


26 posted on 02/22/2012 9:10:00 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: Kirkwood

If you stole his computer you probably got in a position to steal a lot more stuff and you hacking into his FR account is kind of pointless. Silly question.


27 posted on 02/22/2012 9:10:53 AM PST by discostu (How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today)
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To: Kirkwood

I concur. I’ve had to crack more than a few Win 7 and Vista admin passwords in my career.


28 posted on 02/22/2012 9:11:14 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: Former Fetus

Passwords can be saved by your browser. Which browser are you using?

My bank recommends a program called Rapport for online banking and similar ‘password’ activities. Rapport points your browser ONLY to the desired webpage and blocks any external access/viewing of your connection to that desired webpage.

More info at: http://www.trusteer.com/product/trusteer-rapport


29 posted on 02/22/2012 9:42:04 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: discostu

We’re talking about all of his stored computer passwords, including those related to financial accounts. You’re not paying attention, are you?


30 posted on 02/22/2012 10:28:09 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Kirkwood

We’re talking about being able to steal his computer, which probably means you’re in a position to steal lots of other stuff, including his financial records that he both does and doesn’t access with his computer. You’re not paying attention are you.


31 posted on 02/22/2012 11:42:31 AM PST by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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To: discostu

I created a word document and password protected it. Can that be breached? The password is quite complex, using numbers and a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.


32 posted on 02/22/2012 1:26:53 PM PST by freebird5850 (Of course Obama loves his country...it's just that Newt loves mine!)
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To: freebird5850

All passwords can be breached. The question is how much work is the bad guy willing to put into it. Of course in this modern world when you’re using a major software package they don’t have to do much work. Google “word password” and check out the results.


33 posted on 02/22/2012 1:35:32 PM PST by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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