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๐Ÿš€ PassKill 2025.05.09 โ€“ Critical Fixes & Stability

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@RileyCampbell2007 RileyCampbell2007 released this 09 May 23:25
· 8 commits to main since this release

โš ๏ธ Important: This release addresses a critical issue where incorrect handling of password offset fields in the SAM registry could render Windows installations unusable. Please update immediately if you used the 2025.04.25 release and below.


๐Ÿงฐ Included Features

  • Password Reset โ€“ Remove or clear local user account passwords from Windows NT-based systems.

  • Microsoft Account Downgrade โ€“ Convert cloud-linked Microsoft accounts to local accounts.

  • SAM Backup Management โ€“ Create, restore, and manage backups of the SAM database for safe recovery.

  • Accessibility Backdoor โ€“ Replace Magnify.exe with cmd.exe to create or remove a SYSTEM-level command prompt at the login screen.

  • Activation Key Retrieval โ€“ Extract and display the installed Windows product key directly from the registry.

  • Recovery Tools โ€“ Launch powerful utilities like:

    • ๐Ÿ“‚ TestDisk โ€“ Partition recovery
    • ๐Ÿ“ธ PhotoRec โ€“ File recovery

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Fixes in This Release

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Password Reset Stability: Corrected the handling of password offset fields in the SAM registry to prevent system boot issues. f5e41c3

๐Ÿ’ป System Boot Environment

PassKill runs from a custom Ubuntu 24.04.2 live ISO and launches automatically on tty1 with a user-friendly, whiptail-driven interface. A GNOME desktop is also included for graphical access.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Build Info

The ISO is built using Cubic Version 2024.09.89, with the build.sh file included in the source code, and is based on the Ubuntu 24.04.2 Desktop installer ISO.


๐Ÿ” Use responsibly. PassKill is designed for recovery and administrative use onlyโ€”unauthorized use is prohibited.

๐Ÿ“œ Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.


ISO: PassKill-2025.05.09.iso
ISO MD5 (6a71768eec3d4c5f6e69fa61b5302032): PassKill-2025.05.09.iso.md5