To use this code please create a new module or add it to your existing project.
Function ConvertToSecureString(ByVal str As String)
Dim password As New SecureString
For Each c As Char In str.ToCharArray
password.AppendChar(c)
Next
Return password
End Function
Sub Main()
dim username as string = "Administrator"
dim password as SecureString = ConvertToSecureString("my password")
dim domain as string = Nothing
dim filename as string = "notepad.exe" ' %SYSTEMROOT%\system32
Try
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(filename,username, password, domain)
Catch ex As Win32Exception
MessageBox.Show("Wrong username or password.", _
"Error logging in as administrator", MessageBoxButtons.OK, _
MessageBoxIcon.Error)
End Try
End Sub
This thread is for discussions of How to start a process with a different user .
Purely out of interest is there any reason why a modified version of this code couldn't be used to crack the administrators password? For example technically every time you catch the error from an incorrect attempt you could increment the password (brute force style) and then try again in a big loop. the second you're sucessful you'd know the admin password. Might try this in a bit...is there any reason it wouldn't work? If it worked it'd allow anyone who can log into the system as an level user to break administrator access. And while it's all local and data doesnt go over the net, the cracking speed would in theory be phenominal
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fantastic program about project.
Purely out of interest is there any reason why a modified version of this code couldn't be used to crack the administrators password? For example technically every time you catch the error from an incorrect attempt you could increment the password (brute force style) and then try again in a big loop. the second you're sucessful you'd know the admin password. Might try this in a bit...is there any reason it wouldn't work? If it worked it'd allow anyone who can log into the system as an level user to break administrator access. And while it's all local and data doesnt go over the net, the cracking speed would in theory be phenominal
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