As I am learning more about the SMB protocol for Windows, I came across Medusa. So first thing I did was try and hook it up with a dictionary and attack my Windows OS which is on Windows 7. After installing it, (see here to know how), I looked at the arguments and start cracking! I tried cracking using THC-HYDRA but I had some difficulties at first. The commands are pretty much the same if you look at it. Read the rest of this entry »