KON-BOOT For Apple Mac OSX Guide

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General notes
PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANTIVIRUS DISABLED WHILE EXTRACTING / BURNING /
INSTALLING KON-BOOT

What is Kon-Boot for Macs?

Kon-Boot for Apple Mac OSX systems allows the user to login into the system without
knowing the previous passwords and user names. Kon-Boot will either allow you to
login into selected account without knowing the password (bypass mode) or it will create
new "root" account for you (new-account mode) from which you will be able to change
other users passwords as needed. Have you lost your password? Kon-Boot can help!
Our software works by virtually modifying the EFI bios and then modifying parts of the
OSX kernel. Such changes are only made in virtual memory and they disappear after
computer reboot.

Table of contents
General notes ....................................................................................................................................... 1
What is Kon-Boot for Macs? ............................................................................................................. 1
Changelog ............................................................................................................................................. 2
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License Agreement.............................................................................................................................. 3
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 3
64 bit kernel ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Automatic Installation on OSX ........................................................................................................ 4
Choosing the mode .............................................................................................................................. 4
Bypass Mode......................................................................................................................................... 4
New-account Mode .............................................................................................................................. 5
How to delete created account .......................................................................................................... 6
CD Installation Guide (Manual) ...................................................................................................... 6
USB Installation Guide (Manual) ................................................................................................... 6
How can I protect against kon-boot?............................................................................................... 7
Support .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Changelog

Version 1.3 (01.2014)

- Support for OSX 10.9 (Mavericks)

Version 1.2 (06.2013)

- Introduction to kon-boot bypass feature
- Automatic installer for OSX
- .DMG archive

Version 1.1 (08.2012)

- Support for OSX Mountain Lion

Version 1.0 (05.2012)

- Initial version

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License Agreement
Please notice that by using our software you automatically accept our license agreement.
License agreement is attached to your package as eula.txt text file.

System Requirements

Apple Mac hardware with Intel 64-bit compatible processor

64-bit kernel
USB thumb drive and free USB slot or recordable CD disk and CD/DVD drive
no activated FileVault or other disk encryption
Bypass feature is supported on OSX 10.7, OSX 10.8, OSX 10.9 (OSX 10.6
support is experimental)

64 bit kernel
Appending to information released by Apple (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3770):
These Macs use the 64-bit kernel by default in Mac OS X v10.6.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch, Mid 2011)
These Macs use the 64-bit kernel by default in Mac OS X Server v10.6 (they can also use
the 64-bit kernel in Mac OS X v10.6, but do not use it by default):
Xserve (Early 2008) and later
Mac Pro (Early 2008) and later
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
These Macs support the 64-bit kernel, but do not use it by default:
iMac (Early 2008) and later
MacBook Pro (Early 2008 through Mid 2010)
In order to test the compatibility of your kernel manually you need to have access to your
terminal (or console) application.

Run terminal application (console command prompt)

Execute "uname -a" command, you should obtain something similar:
Darwin mac.local 11.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug 9 20:54:00 PDT
2011; root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
Look for "x86_64" to verify that a Mac is booting into a 64 bit kernel.

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Automatic Installation on OSX

Since version v1.2 kon-boot offers automatic installation on OSX systems.
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Open the .DMG archive you have obtained by purchasing kon-boot

Navigate to the main kon-boot directory, locate the MACInstaller file.
Run the MACInstaller file
Follow the instructions displayed on the screen

Choosing the mode

After you boot your Mac computer with kon-boot you will be asked to choose the
operation mode you would like to use as presented on the following screenshot:

Press:
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0 (ZERO) to use the bypass mode (bypass feature)

1 (ONE) to use the new-account mode (new-account feature)

Bypass Mode
Bypass mode allows you to login into any selected account without knowing the
password. All changes are only made to virtual memory meaning all changes caused by
kon-boot are gone after computer reboots.
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Steps:
1) Pick the user account you would like to log into (or insert the login manually)
2) Enter any password and press enter or just wait for OSX to login you
automatically
If following warning window appears please click Continue Log In button as
presented on the screenshot below:

New-account Mode
After booting your mac from the kon-boot media you should have new account available
to login. Please use the following information to login:
login: kon-boot
password: kon-boot
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Please check our video for details: KON-BOOT EFFECTS ON Mac OSX (VIDEO)

How to delete created account

In order to delete the created account:
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Login to your kon-boot account (login: kon-boot password: kon-boot)

Run the Terminal application
Insert following command: dscl . delete /users/kon-boot
Reboot

CD Installation Guide (Manual)

Kon-Boot for Mac CD installation steps on OSX (VIDEO TUTORIAL AVAILABLE):
1. Extract your Kon-Boot package to the directory of your choice.
2. Insert your CD disk
3. In the folder to which you have extracted the .zip archive please locate the
"konboot.iso" file (in "CD_ISO" directory).
4. Select the "konboot.iso". Right click on it and pick "Open with Disk Utility"
option.
5. In the "Disk utility" window once again please select the "konboot.iso" and click
"Burn". Proceed to the burning process of your cd.
6. You are ready to use Kon-Boot for Macs.
7. Reboot your target Mac machine (with your Kon-Boot media inserted) while
pressing the option key (left alt).
8. Pick the "EFI boot" option from the boot manager.
Kon-Boot for Mac CD installation steps on Windows
In the folder to which you have extracted the Kon-Boot archive please locate the
"konboot.iso" file (in "CD_ISO" directory). Burn this .iso as explained in the
KON-BOOT For Windows Guide

USB Installation Guide (Manual)

Kon-Boot for Mac USB installation steps on OSX (VIDEO TUTORIAL AVAILABLE):
1. Extract your Kon-Boot package to the directory of your choice.
2. Insert your USB thumb drive
3. Open Disk Utility, select your USB thumb drive and pick up the erase option
(with MS-DOS FAT as parameter)

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4. Now pick the "Partition" option (still in the Disk Utility window) and select "1
Partition" from the Partition Layout box.
5. Now click "Options" below and make sure the "Master Boot Record" option is
selected.
6. Click "Apply" and later "Partition' to proceed.
7. Now please copy the "EFI" folder from the package you have received to the top
directory of your USB thumb drive.
8. You are ready to use Kon-Boot for Macs.
9. Reboot your target Mac machine (with your Kon-Boot media inserted) while
pressing the option key (left alt).
10. Pick the "EFI boot" option from the boot manager.
Kon-Boot for Mac USB installation steps on Windows
1. Extract your Kon-Boot zip package to the directory of your choice.
2. Insert your USB thumb drive
3. In the folder (with extracted kon-boot files) execute either
"usb_install1_NEEDADMIN.bat" or "usb_install2_NEEDADMIN.bat" (right click
Run As Adminstrator).
4. Reboot your target Mac machine (with your Kon-Boot media inserted) while
pressing the option key (left alt).
5. Pick the "EFI boot" option from the boot manager.

How can I protect against kon-boot?

You can use hard disk encryption software like TrueCrypt or set BIOS password in order
to stop other people from using kon-boot on your computer.

Support
Our support is available at: [email protected]

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