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Hacking and Security / Re: SMTP Brute Force / Dictionary Attack
« on: January 13, 2015, 08:23:52 am »And if it isn't thats still a nifty idea. Not sure when the next time comes around that I'd have to restrict bruteforce attempts, but its a neat idea to try.Well, if you targeting one particular account, a 3 password list won't help at all
As for OP, one of the better way to do bruteforcing against some anti-bruteforce measures is to use a smaller wordlist, like 3 password attempts small, and then use a LARGE potential users list. Many anti-bruteforce measures these days don't limit against user attempts. Granted this is only useful if you need to target a bunch of low hanging fruit for secondary purposes or if you are targeting a large organization. Oh and be sure to check for some sort of password policy. Wasting an attempt on Password123 won't help if they need a symbol, then youd use P@ssword123 ;P
I think for a successful brute force attack it needs an exploit which allows a large attempts of password tries.
Another question: what do you guys thing about brute forcing via VPN ?