Enforcing password security with a multiple-user system can be a hassle — users all too often use inadequate passwords. john-the-ripper (also available via most distros) is a password-cracking tool that enables the identification of vulnerable passwords before someone with nefarious intentions finds the weakness.
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From MicroWorld’s website: “MailScan 5.6 is the world’s most
advanced Real-Time AntiVirus and AntiSpam solution for Mail Servers.
The software safeguards organizations against Virus, Worm, Trojan and
many other malware breeds with futuristic and proactive technologies.
Employing an array of intelligent filters, MailScan offers powerful
protection against Spam and Phishing mails along with comprehensive
Content Security.”

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Valve is a game software company who makes popular software titles such as Half-Life and Counterstrike and distributes them through a program called Steam. It’s passwords are are encrypted with AES encryption using a key from a combination of 3 concatenated registry keys:
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We are pleased to announce our newest program:
Steam Recover 1.0

Which allows you to recover your username and password for your Steam login for Valve games locally from your computer.

This method works if the “Remember My Password” was selected before logging in. It also will work if you didn’t select “Remember My Password” but are currently logged into your Steam account.

We are releasing a Demo version of Steam Recover that recovers the first 3 characters of your password.

Built in pure Assembler language this program is only 8.5kb and fits perfectly on a thumbdrive to carry with you anywhere.

STEAM CHANGED THE WAY THEY SAVE THEIR PASSWORDS, PROGRAM NO LONGER WORKING

BIOS passwords can be add extra layer of security for desktop and laptop computers, and are used to either prevent a user from changing the BIOS settings or to prevent the PC from booting without a password. BIOS passwords can also be a liability if a user forgot their passwords, or if a malicious user changes the password. Sending the unit back to the manufacturer to have the BIOS reset can be expensive and is usually not covered in an a typical warranty. However, there are a few known backdoors and other tricks of the trade that can be used to bypass or reset the BIOS password on most systems.
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If you’ve forgotten your Mac’s admin account password, don’t worry. Assuming you haven’t locked out OpenFirmware, it’s a pretty simple task to change your password back to something you know.

Here’s how:
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Losing your root password isn’t the end of the world, though. You’ll just need to reboot into single user mode to reset it. Here’s how to do it on a typical Ubuntu machine with the GRUB bootloader:

Boot Linux into single-user mode

1. Reboot the machine.
2. Press the ESC key while GRUB is loading to enter the menu.
3. If there is a ‘recovery mode’ option, select it and press ‘b’ to boot into single user mode.
4. Otherwise, the default boot configuration should be selected. Press ‘e’ to edit it.
5. Highlight the line that begins with ‘kernel’. Press ‘e’ again to edit this line.
6. At the end of the line, add an additional parameter: ‘single’. Hit return to make the change and press ‘b’ to boot.

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1. Go to url :
   http://ursite.com/index.php?option=com_user&view=reset&layout=confirm

2. Write into field "token" char ' and Click OK.

3. Write new password for admin

4. Go to url : http://ursite.com/administrator/

5. Login admin with new password

 If you enter ' in token field then query will look like :
"SELECT id FROM jos_users WHERE block = 0 AND activation = '' "

Another way:

1. You must login into your hosting cpanel : exp : www.yourdomain/cpanel
2. Go to mySql database, then phpmyadmin
3. The page will be refresh and the database table will be displayed then open the SQL tab.
4. In the text field, write the following SQL Query :

UPDATE `jos_users` SET `password` = MD5( ‘new_password‘ ) WHERE `jos_users`.`username` = “admin” ;

Where :

“new_password” – replace this with the new password you wish to use.
“admin” – replace this if your admin username is different.

5 Click on the Go button to submit th

We’ve re-branded our AIMView program to AIM Recover. Only because it sounds better and is a better search term. We’ve updated some code to fix a few bugs. Right now we are in the process of reworking the AIM Pro password recovery method to make recovery more reliable. The new Demo will be available for download in the next few days and anyone who bought the app will automatically be sent the new version. Thanks for those supporting the site with their purchases.

Apply a lock to your iPhone, and it’ll ask you for a four-digit passcode. However, it’ll also let you make an emergency call. Go into the menu to dial the emergency number, perform a quick double-click on the ‘home’ button, and your phone’s favorites menu will appear.

Not only that, if you’ve changed the settings then whatever you’ve applied to the double tap action will pop open.
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