Password Cracker: Windows - Metasploit

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Module Overview

Name: Password Cracker: Windows
Module: auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
Source code: modules/auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-27 13:50:39 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module uses John the Ripper or Hashcat to identify weak passwords that have been acquired from Windows systems. The module will only crack LANMAN/NTLM hashes. LANMAN is format 3000 in hashcat. NTLM is format 1000 in hashcat.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
msf auxiliary(crack_windows) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(crack_windows) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(crack_windows) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(crack_windows) > exploit

Knowledge Base

Vulnerable Application

This module attempts to use a password cracker to decode Windows based password hashes, such as:

LANMAN based passwords
NTLM based passwords

Common	John	Hashcat
lanman	lm	3000
ntlm	nt	1000

Sources of hashes can be found here: source, source2

Verification Steps

Have at least one user with an ntlm, or lanman password hash in the database
Start msfconsole
Do: use auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
Do: set cracker of choice
Do: run
You should hopefully crack a password.

Actions

john

Use john the ripper (default).

hashcat

Use hashcat.

Options

CONFIG

The path to a John config file (JtR option: --config). Default is metasploit-framework/data/john.conf

CRACKER_PATH

The absolute path to the cracker executable. Default behavior is to search path.

CUSTOM_WORDLIST

The path to an optional custom wordlist. This file is added to the new wordlist which may include the other USE items like USE_CREDS, and have MUTATE or KORELOGIC applied to it.

DeleteTempFiles

This option will prevent deletion of the wordlist and file containing hashes. This may be useful for running the hashes through john if it wasn't cracked, or for debugging. Default is false.

Fork

This option will set how many forks to use on john the ripper. Default is 1 (no forking).

INCREMENTAL

Run the cracker in incremental mode. Default is true

ITERATION_TIMEOUT

The max-run-time for each iteration of cracking.

KORELOGIC

Apply the KoreLogic rules to Wordlist Mode (slower). Default is false.

LANMAN

Crack LANMAN hashes. Default is true.

MUTATE

Apply common mutations to the Wordlist (SLOW). Mutations are:

'@' => 'a'
'0' => 'o'
'3' => 'e'
'$' => 's'
'7' => 't'
'1' => 'l'
'5' => 's'

Default is false.

NTLM

Crack NTLM hashes. Default is true.

POT

The path to a John POT file (JtR option: --pot) to use instead. The pot file is the data file which records cracked password hashes. Kali linux's default location is /root/.john/john.pot. Default is ~/.msf4/john.pot.

SHOWCOMMAND

Show the command being used run from the command line for debugging. Default is false

USE_CREDS

Use existing credential data saved in the database. Default is true.

USE_DB_INFO

Use looted database schema info to seed the wordlist. This includes the Database Name, each Table Name, and each Column Name. If the DB is MSSQL, the Instance Name is also used. Default is true.

USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST

Use the default metasploit wordlist in metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/password.lst. Default is true.

USE_HOSTNAMES

Seed the wordlist with hostnames from the workspace. Default is true.

USE_ROOT_WORDS

Use the Common Root Words Wordlist in metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/common_roots.txt. Default is true.

WORDLIST

Run the cracker in dictionary/wordlist mode. Default is true

Scenarios

Sample Data

The following is data which can be used to test integration, including adding entries to a wordlist and pot file to test various aspects of the cracker.

creds add user:lm_password ntlm:e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c jtr:lm
creds add user:lm2_password ntlm:e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c jtr:lm
creds add user:lm2_pot_password ntlm:e52cac67419fafe2fafe108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c jtr:lm
creds add user:nt_password ntlm:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c jtr:nt
echo "" > /root/.msf4/john.pot
echo "\$LM\$E52CAC67419FAFE2:passwor" >> /root/.msf4/john.pot
echo "\$LM\$FAFE108F3FA6CB6D:d" >> /root/.msf4/john.pot
echo "test" > /tmp/wordlist
echo "password" >> /tmp/wordlist

John the Ripper

We'll set ITERATION_TIMEOUT 60 for a quick crack, and ShowCommand true for easy debugging.

resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg CUSTOM_WORDLIST /tmp/wordlist
CUSTOM_WORDLIST => /tmp/wordlist
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg ShowCommand true
ShowCommand => true
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST false
USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg DeleteTempFiles false
DeleteTempFiles => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_CREDS false
USE_CREDS => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_DB_INFO false
USE_DB_INFO => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_HOSTNAMES false
USE_HOSTNAMES => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_ROOT_WORDS false
USE_ROOT_WORDS => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg ITERATION_TIMEOUT 60
ITERATION_TIMEOUT => 60
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> use auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> run
[+] john Version Detected: 1.9.0-jumbo-1 OMP
[*] Hashes Written out to /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
[*] Wordlist file written out to /tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32530-1qjwpit
[*] Checking lm hashes already cracked...
[*] Cracking lm hashes in single mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=sFX9A0yc --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=lm --wordlist=/tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32530-1qjwpit --rules=single --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Using default target encoding: CP850
Warning: poor OpenMP scalability for this hash type, consider --fork=8
Will run 8 OpenMP threads
Press 'q' or Ctrl-C to abort, almost any other key for status
2g 0:00:00:00 DONE (2019-05-31 17:07) 200.0g/s 585500p/s 585500c/s 1756KC/s TEST3::..T1900
Warning: passwords printed above might be partial and not be all those cracked
Use the "--show --format=LM" options to display all of the cracked passwords reliably
Session completed
[*] Cracking lm hashes in normal mode
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=sFX9A0yc --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=lm --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Using default target encoding: CP850
Warning: poor OpenMP scalability for this hash type, consider --fork=8
Will run 8 OpenMP threads
Proceeding with single, rules:Single
Press 'q' or Ctrl-C to abort, almost any other key for status
Almost done: Processing the remaining buffered candidate passwords, if any.
Warning: Only 336 candidates buffered for the current salt, minimum 2048 needed for performance.
Proceeding with wordlist:/usr/share/john/password.lst, rules:Wordlist
1g 0:00:00:00 DONE 2/3 (2019-05-31 17:07) 50.00g/s 1774Kp/s 1774Kc/s 1774KC/s 123456..SEEKER0
Warning: passwords printed above might be partial
Use the "--show --format=LM" options to display all of the cracked passwords reliably
Session completed
[*] Cracking lm hashes in incremental mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=sFX9A0yc --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=lm --incremental=Digits --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Using default target encoding: CP850
[*] Cracking lm hashes in wordlist mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=sFX9A0yc --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=lm --wordlist=/tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32530-1qjwpit --rules=wordlist --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Using default target encoding: CP850
[+] Cracked Hashes
==============

 DB ID  Hash Type  Username          Cracked Password  Method
 -----  ---------  --------          ----------------  ------
 1462   lm         lm_password       password          Single
 1463   lm         lm2_password      password          Single
 1464   lm         lm2_pot_password  password          Already Cracked/POT

[*] Checking nt hashes already cracked...
[*] Cracking nt hashes in single mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=MUVWOAMV --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=nt --wordlist=/tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32530-1qjwpit --rules=single --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Warning: no OpenMP support for this hash type, consider --fork=8
Press 'q' or Ctrl-C to abort, almost any other key for status
1g 0:00:00:00 DONE (2019-05-31 17:07) 100.0g/s 19200p/s 19200c/s 19200C/s test3:::..Password12
Warning: passwords printed above might not be all those cracked
Use the "--show --format=NT" options to display all of the cracked passwords reliably
Session completed
[*] Cracking nt hashes in normal mode
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=MUVWOAMV --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=nt --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
[*] Cracking nt hashes in incremental mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=MUVWOAMV --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=nt --incremental=Digits --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
[*] Cracking nt hashes in wordlist mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/sbin/john --session=MUVWOAMV --nolog --config=/root/metasploit-framework/data/jtr/john.conf --pot=/root/.msf4/john.pot --format=nt --wordlist=/tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32530-1qjwpit --rules=wordlist --max-run-time=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32530-1bqr8cd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
[+] Cracked Hashes
==============

 DB ID  Hash Type  Username          Cracked Password  Method
 -----  ---------  --------          ----------------  ------
 1462   lm         lm_password       password          Single
 1463   lm         lm2_password      password          Single
 1464   lm         lm2_pot_password  password          Already Cracked/POT
 1465   nt         nt_password       password          Single

[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> creds
Credentials
===========

host  origin  service  public            private                                                            realm  private_type  JtR Format
----  ------  -------  ------            -------                                                            -----  ------------  ----------
                       lm_password       e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm2_password      e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm2_pot_password  e52cac67419fafe2fafe108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       nt_password       aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm2_pot_password  password                                                                  Password      
                       lm_password       password                                                                  Password      
                       lm2_password      password                                                                  Password      
                       nt_password       password                                                                  Password

Hashcat

We'll set ITERATION_TIMEOUT 60 for a quick crack, and ShowCommand true for easy debugging.

resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg CUSTOM_WORDLIST /tmp/wordlist
CUSTOM_WORDLIST => /tmp/wordlist
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg ShowCommand true
ShowCommand => true
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST false
USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg DeleteTempFiles false
DeleteTempFiles => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_CREDS false
USE_CREDS => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_DB_INFO false
USE_DB_INFO => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_HOSTNAMES false
USE_HOSTNAMES => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg USE_ROOT_WORDS false
USE_ROOT_WORDS => false
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> setg ITERATION_TIMEOUT 60
ITERATION_TIMEOUT => 60
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> use auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> set action hashcat
action => hashcat
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> run
[+] hashcat Version Detected: v5.1.0
[*] Hashes Written out to /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32645-186ea6l
[*] Wordlist file written out to /tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32645-12pwixd
[*] Checking lm hashes already cracked...
[*] Cracking lm hashes in incremental mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/bin/hashcat --session=i26VXnSy --logfile-disable --potfile-path=/root/.msf4/john.pot --hash-type=3000 --increment --increment-max=4 --attack-mode=3 --runtime=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32645-186ea6l
nvmlDeviceGetFanSpeed(): Not Supported

[*] Cracking lm hashes in wordlist mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/bin/hashcat --session=i26VXnSy --logfile-disable --potfile-path=/root/.msf4/john.pot --hash-type=3000 --attack-mode=0 --runtime=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32645-186ea6l /tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32645-12pwixd
nvmlDeviceGetFanSpeed(): Not Supported

[+] Cracked Hashes
==============

 DB ID  Hash Type  Username      Cracked Password  Method
 -----  ---------  --------      ----------------  ------
 1470   lm         lm_password   [notfound]D       Incremental
 1471   lm         lm2_password  [notfound]D       Incremental

[*] Checking nt hashes already cracked...
[*] Cracking nt hashes in incremental mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/bin/hashcat --session=6lfDPvji --logfile-disable --potfile-path=/root/.msf4/john.pot --hash-type=1000 --increment --increment-max=4 --attack-mode=3 --runtime=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32645-186ea6l
nvmlDeviceGetFanSpeed(): Not Supported

[*] Cracking nt hashes in wordlist mode...
[*]    Cracking Command: /usr/bin/hashcat --session=6lfDPvji --logfile-disable --potfile-path=/root/.msf4/john.pot --hash-type=1000 --attack-mode=0 --runtime=60 /tmp/hashes_tmp20190531-32645-186ea6l /tmp/jtrtmp20190531-32645-12pwixd
nvmlDeviceGetFanSpeed(): Not Supported

[+] Cracked Hashes
==============

 DB ID  Hash Type  Username          Cracked Password  Method
 -----  ---------  --------          ----------------  ------
 1470   lm         lm_password       [notfound]D       Incremental
 1471   lm         lm2_password      [notfound]D       Incremental
 1472   nt         lm2_pot_password  password          Wordlist
 1473   nt         nt_password       password          Wordlist

[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
resource (hashes_hashcat.rb)> creds
Credentials
===========

host  origin  service  public            private                                                            realm  private_type  JtR Format
----  ------  -------  ------            -------                                                            -----  ------------  ----------
                       lm_password       e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm2_password      e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm2_pot_password  e52cac67419fafe2fafe108f3fa6cb6d:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       nt_password       aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c         NTLM hash     nt,lm
                       lm_password       [notfound]D                                                               Password      
                       lm2_password      [notfound]D                                                               Password      
                       lm_password       PASSWORD                                                                  Password      
                       lm2_password      PASSWORD                                                                  Password      
                       lm_password       password                                                                  Password      
                       lm2_password      password                                                                  Password      
                       lm2_pot_password  password                                                                  Password      
                       nt_password       password                                                                  Password

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the analyze/crack_windows auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows

msf6 auxiliary(analyze/crack_windows) > show info

       Name: Password Cracker: Windows
     Module: auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  theLightCosine <[email protected]>
  hdm <[email protected]>
  h00die

Available actions:
  Name     Description
  ----     -----------
  hashcat  Use Hashcat
  john     Use John the Ripper

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name                  Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----                  ---------------  --------  -----------
  CONFIG                                 no        The path to a John config file to use instead of the default
  CRACKER_PATH                           no        The absolute path to the cracker executable
  CUSTOM_WORDLIST                        no        The path to an optional custom wordlist
  FORK                  1                no        Forks for John the Ripper to use
  INCREMENTAL           true             no        Run in incremental mode
  ITERATION_TIMEOUT                      no        The max-run-time for each iteration of cracking
  KORELOGIC             false            no        Apply the KoreLogic rules to John the Ripper Wordlist Mode(slower)
  LANMAN                true             no        Crack LANMAN hashes
  MSCASH                true             no        Crack M$ CASH hashes (1 and 2)
  MUTATE                false            no        Apply common mutations to the Wordlist (SLOW)
  NORMAL                true             no        Run in normal mode (John the Ripper only)
  NTLM                  true             no        Crack NTLM hashes
  POT                                    no        The path to a John POT file to use instead of the default
  USE_CREDS             true             no        Use existing credential data saved in the database
  USE_DB_INFO           true             no        Use looted database schema info to seed the wordlist
  USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST  true             no        Use the default metasploit wordlist
  USE_HOSTNAMES         true             no        Seed the wordlist with hostnames from the workspace
  USE_ROOT_WORDS        true             no        Use the Common Root Words Wordlist
  WORDLIST              true             no        Run in wordlist mode

Description:
  This module uses John the Ripper or Hashcat to identify weak 
  passwords that have been acquired from Windows systems. The module 
  will only crack LANMAN/NTLM hashes. LANMAN is format 3000 in 
  hashcat. NTLM is format 1000 in hashcat.

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the analyze/crack_windows auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(analyze/crack_windows) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows):

   Name                  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                  ---------------  --------  -----------
   CONFIG                                 no        The path to a John config file to use instead of the default
   CRACKER_PATH                           no        The absolute path to the cracker executable
   CUSTOM_WORDLIST                        no        The path to an optional custom wordlist
   FORK                  1                no        Forks for John the Ripper to use
   INCREMENTAL           true             no        Run in incremental mode
   ITERATION_TIMEOUT                      no        The max-run-time for each iteration of cracking
   KORELOGIC             false            no        Apply the KoreLogic rules to John the Ripper Wordlist Mode(slower)
   LANMAN                true             no        Crack LANMAN hashes
   MSCASH                true             no        Crack M$ CASH hashes (1 and 2)
   MUTATE                false            no        Apply common mutations to the Wordlist (SLOW)
   NORMAL                true             no        Run in normal mode (John the Ripper only)
   NTLM                  true             no        Crack NTLM hashes
   POT                                    no        The path to a John POT file to use instead of the default
   USE_CREDS             true             no        Use existing credential data saved in the database
   USE_DB_INFO           true             no        Use looted database schema info to seed the wordlist
   USE_DEFAULT_WORDLIST  true             no        Use the default metasploit wordlist
   USE_HOSTNAMES         true             no        Seed the wordlist with hostnames from the workspace
   USE_ROOT_WORDS        true             no        Use the Common Root Words Wordlist
   WORDLIST              true             no        Run in wordlist mode

Auxiliary action:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------
   john  Use John the Ripper

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the analyze/crack_windows auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(analyze/crack_windows) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/analyze/crack_windows):

   Name             Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----             ---------------  --------  -----------
   DeleteTempFiles  true             no        Delete temporary wordlist and hash files
   OptimizeKernel   true             no        Utilize Optimized Kernels in Hashcat
   ShowCommand      true             no        Print the cracker command being used
   VERBOSE          false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                         no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the analyze/crack_windows module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(analyze/crack_windows) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name     Description
   ----     -----------
   hashcat  Use Hashcat
   john     Use John the Ripper

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the analyze/crack_windows auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(analyze/crack_windows) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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Error Messages

This module may fail with the following error messages:

Error Messages

Please enable at least one database type to crack
This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database.
No applicable hashes in database to crack

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Please enable at least one database type to crack

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Please enable at least one database type to crack" error message:

184:	      hashes_regex << 'mscash'
185:	      hashes_regex << 'mscash2'
186:	    end
187:	
188:	    # check we actually have an action to perform
189:	    fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'Please enable at least one database type to crack') if hashes_regex.empty?
190:	
191:	    # array of arrays for cracked passwords.
192:	    # Inner array format: db_id, hash_type, username, password, method_of_crack
193:	    results = []
194:

This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database." error message:

199:	    cracker.hash_path, hashes = hash_file(hashes_regex)
200:	
201:	    # generate our wordlist and close the file handle.
202:	    wordlist = wordlist_file
203:	    unless wordlist
204:	      print_error('This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database.')
205:	      return
206:	    end
207:	
208:	    wordlist.close
209:	    print_status "Wordlist file written out to #{wordlist.path}"

No applicable hashes in database to crack

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No applicable hashes in database to crack" error message:

305:	      wrote_hash = true
306:	    end
307:	    hashlist.close
308:	    unless wrote_hash # check if we wrote anything and bail early if we didn't
309:	      hashlist.delete
310:	      fail_with Failure::NotFound, 'No applicable hashes in database to crack'
311:	    end
312:	    print_status "Hashes Written out to #{hashlist.path}"
313:	    return hashlist.path, hashes
314:	  end
315:	end

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Authors

theLightCosine
hdm
h00die

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Password Cracker: Windows - Metasploit

Module Overview

Module Ranking and Traits

Basic Usage

Knowledge Base

Vulnerable Application

Verification Steps

Actions

Options

Scenarios

Sample Data

John the Ripper

Hashcat

Msfconsole Usage

Module Options

Advanced Options

Auxiliary Actions

Evasion Options

Error Messages

Please enable at least one database type to crack

This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database.

No applicable hashes in database to crack

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John the Ripper

Hashcat

Msfconsole Usage

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Please enable at least one database type to crack

This module cannot run without a database connected. Use db_connect to connect to a database.

No applicable hashes in database to crack

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