Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 52

You have gained physical access to a Windows 2008 R2 server, which has an accessible disc drive. When you attempt to boot the server and log in, you are unable to guess the password. In your toolkit, you have an Ubuntu 9.10 Linux LiveCD. Which Linux-based tool can change any user's password or activate disabled Windows accounts?

Answer options

• A. John the Ripper
• B. SET
• C. CHNTPW
• D. Cain & Abel

Correct answer: C

Explanation

CHNTPW is specifically designed to reset Windows account passwords and enable disabled accounts, making it the correct choice for this scenario. John the Ripper is primarily a password cracking tool, while SET is a social engineering toolkit, and Cain & Abel is known for password recovery but not specifically for changing Windows account passwords.