Hak5noob Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I want to elevate from a regular user to an admin on an old work laptop (Windows 10). I no longer work at the company so having their IT give me passwords is not an option. I can log in and use the computer as a regular user but not as an admin. The problem is there is heavy security on the laptop so all my usual attempts won't work. I can't boot to a konboot USB as secure boot is enabled. I can't turn off secure boot because bios is password protected. I can't run any pentesting software because I don't have admin rights to run a new exe. I also can't pull the SAM file off the drive as the drive is encrypted by bitlocker (only has a recovery key, no password so brute force is not a feasible option). If I could figure out how to copy the hibernate file I could probably analyze the bitlocker key. I feel completely stumped how can I have a computer that I own and use and log into, but I can't install any software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtyle6 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I would of handed it back to the company. Plus this is ethical hacking forum as well.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hak5noob Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think you misunderstand, it is not stolen it was allowed to be kept, it just never had admin rights on my login. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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