Advanced NT Security Explorer 2.0b
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(c) 1998-2001 ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.


Contents
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  Introduction
  Requirements
  Technical support
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Where to get the latest version


Introduction
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Advanced NT Security Explorer (ANTExp) is an application for Microsoft
Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP system administrators
for finding holes in system security. It analyses user password
hashes, and tries to recover plain-text passwords.  If it's
possible to recover the password in a reasonable time, the
password should be considered to be insecure. Some users like
simple and easy to remember passwords, unfortunately.

This program is very actual for NT/2000/XP workstations, where
users can access a hard drive from other computer in the network
and copy a SAM registry key, where password hashes are stored.
Also, users can sniff a network and recover password hash from
sniffer results. ANTExp will help you in your way to complete
system security.


Requirements
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- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
  or Windows XP (Whistler) running on Pentium CPU
- 8 megabytes of free memory
- about 4 megabytes of free space on hard disk

Please note that although the program is compatible with Windows 9x
systems, but dumping password hashes from memory and Registry works
on Windows NT/2000/XP only.

Technical support
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For technical support, please us at support@elcomsoft.com.
Please let us know what version of ANTExp you are using, what is
your operating system (including builkd number, service packs
and hotfixes insalled, US or international etc), and describe
exact steps to repeat the problem.


Registration
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Unregistered (trial) version of ANTExphas some limitations (see
help file for more information). After you register (look at
"order.txt" for details), we'll send you your personal
registration code (activation key). To enter it into the
program, just press the "Register" button on the program
toolbar; the program will show the small window dialog asking
you to enter the code. If the code is correct, ANTExp shows the
message that it is registered now, and so since than has the
full functionality (according to the license you've purchased).


Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.


Where to get the latest version
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The latest version of AOEPR is always available from our
web page at:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/aoepr.html

Please also have a look at other password recovery products made
by our company:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/prs.html

You will find the password recovery software for archives (ZIP,
RAR, ARJ and ACE); Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel,
Access, Visio, PowerPoint), MS Outlook, MS Outlook Express, MS
Project, MS Money, MS Backup, MS Mail, MS Schedule+; Lotus
SmartSuite (Organizer, 1-2-3, WordPro, Approach); Symantec ACT!,
Borland/Corel Paradox, Intuit Quicken and QuickBooks,
Mirabilis/AOL ICQ; Adobe Acrobat PDF, Adobe Acrobat eBooks. More
products will follow.
