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MOSCOW, June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

ElcomSoft, a global leader in password recovery solutions, has released
Proactive Password Auditor(TM) 1.5, a password audit and security test tool
that makes it easy for NT4/2000/XP/2003 systems administrators to identify and
close security holes in their networks. By running Proactive Password Auditor
regularly, managers can have peace of mind that the basic lock on their
networks is secure.

Password hacking continues to be a serious network security threat. Too
often, people use simple and easy-to-remember passwords such as common words,
repeating characters and names. Proactive Password Auditor(TM) helps secure
networks by executing a comprehensive audit of account passwords and exposing
all insecure passwords. Chief Security Officers can locate individual security
holes, and patch them immediately. They can also identify patterns and trends
that weaken security, and develop the appropriate policies to improve network
security. An administrator can use Proactive Password Auditor(TM) to recover
any lost password and access a user’s Windows account.

The program audits passwords by analyzing user password hashes and
recovering plain-text passwords. If it is possible to recover the password
within a reasonable time, the password is considered insecure. With support for
both LM and the NTLM password authentication protocols, Proactive Password
Auditor(TM) can audit and authenticate passwords very quickly, even on networks
with thousands of user accounts.

In addition to Microsoft Active Directory Support, faster operation, better
wordlist management, and automatic decryption of passwords for certain system
accounts, there are three new powerful features:

- Rainbow Attack.

Because it can take days or weeks for a computer to generate all of the
possible passwords for a particular system, ElcomSoft has introduced a new
"rainbow attack" subsystem. You can run Proactive Password Auditor(TM) in the
background to generate and use pre-computed hash tables that will allow you to
find most passwords in minutes instead of days or weeks;

- Preliminary Attack.

Under this regimen, password hashes are retrieved, and the audit process
starts automatically, using pre-configured options. First, the program checks
obvious passwords (for example, the password is the same as the user name).
Second, it retrieves and decrypts passwords from memory. Third, the program
runs the dictionary attack; and

- Simultaneous Auditing.

Program can audit multiple servers and computers at once. By saving user
names and passwords, future audits are performed with just a few clicks and
without having to re-enter set-up information.

Proactive Password Auditor(TM) runs under Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003;
some program features are available only on Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 and
require Administrator privileges. Prices begin at $299(US) for networks with up
to 20 user accounts. For more information and free trial version, visit
http://www.password-auditor.com.

Evaluation Copy Available on Request

About ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
Since 1990, ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has been developing and marketing password
recovery, forensics and security software for Windows. In addition to Proactive
Password Auditor(TM), the company also offers a comprehensive line of password
recovery software for more than 80 popular file and document types, email
clients, compression programs, instant messengers and other applications.
ElcomSoft tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, many branches
of the military all over the world, foreign governments and all major
accounting companies.

SOURCE: ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.

CONTACT: Dmitry Harchenko of ElcomSoft ppa@elcomsoft.com

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Web site: http://www.password-auditor.com