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Check Share Passwords

If a share is detected on a system which requires only a password for validation, this option causes the scanner to attempt to login using passwords from a dictionary file (normally the words file in the install directory. See the Files Property page.)

The dictionary file is an ordinary text file, and can be customized to detect passwords common to a particular network. The dictionary file provided contains 25,145 common words, so this test can be time-consuming.