Kon-Boot Alternatives

Kon-Boot is described as 'Application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without knowing your password' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kon-Boot for Windows, Linux, BSD and Haiku. The best Kon-Boot alternative is John the Ripper, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kon-Boot are Lazesoft Recovery Suite, ophcrack, Offline NT Password & Registry Editor and PassFab for PPT.

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  1. John the Ripper icon

    John the Ripper

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    John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported...

    15 John the Ripper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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    John the Ripper is a password cracker where Kon-Boot bypasses the login password all together.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Password bypass function isn't there, which is present in KonBoot

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think John the Ripper is a great Kon-Boot alternative, some don't.

    • John the Ripper is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • John the Ripper is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • John the Ripper is Free and Open SourceKon-Boot is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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    Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. ophcrack icon

    ophcrack

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    Ophcrack is a Windows Password cracker based on Rainbow Tables.

    Features

    Cracks LM and NTLM Windows hashes Free tables available for Windows XP, Vista and 7 Brute-force module for simple passwords Audit mode and CSV export Real-time graphs to analyze the pas.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    PassFab for PPT

    Recovers lost passwords for encrypted Microsoft PowerPoint files, removes restrictions on editing, copying, and printing, supports multiple attack modes, enables batch processing, features GPU acceleration, and preserves data int...

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  5. Offline NT Password & Registry Editor icon

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

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    Windows stores its user information, including crypted versions of the passwords, in a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config. This file is a part of the registry, in a binary format previously undocumented, and not easily accessible.

    12 Offline NT Password & Registry Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. PassFab for PPT icon

    PassFab for PPT

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    Recovers lost passwords for encrypted Microsoft PowerPoint files, removes restrictions on editing, copying, and printing, supports multiple attack modes, enables batch processing, features GPU acceleration, and preserves data integrity on Windows systems.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    PassFab for PPT serves an entirely different purpose.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PassFab for PPT is the most popular commercial alternative to Kon-Boot.

    • PassFab for PPT is Paid and ProprietaryKon-Boot is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Trinity Rescue Kit

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    Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. Since version 3.

    27 Trinity Rescue Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Password Recovery Bundle

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    Password Recovery Bundle 2012 is a handy toolkit to recover all your lost or forgotten passwords in an easy way!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    PCUnlocker

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    Bootable utility resets, removes, or bypasses local and domain passwords across Windows versions and servers, restoring access to locked, disabled, or expired accounts without OS reinstall, preserving files and data integrity, and includes step-by-step on-screen guidance.

    10 PCUnlocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Reset Windows Password

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    Reset Winddows Password is a bootable utility to bypass, remove or reset local and domain administrator or user passwords on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2008/2003/2000. Instantly gain access to your computer if you have forgotten administrator password or user account has been locked...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. iAidsoft Windows Password Recovery icon

    iAidsoft Windows Password Recovery

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    Forgot windows password and cannot log in windows system? Don't panic. iAidsoft windows password recovery can help you reset windows password instantly, it supports CD/DVD or USB Drive to reset windows password.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook icon

    Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook

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    Stellar Password Recovery for Outlook software recovers lost or forgotten password of MS office files like MS word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. It recover both “Password to open” and “Password to Modify”.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. PC Login Now icon

    PC Login Now

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    Forgot the Administrator's Password? PCLoginNow will help with forgot passwords in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. You can Reset or Recover Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista Administrator Password with PCLoginNow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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