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This guide will show you how to start Microsoft Word to view notes during a live Examsoft test.-UPDATE: THIS NO LONGER WORKS WITH THE CURRENT VERSION OF EXAMSOFT. I WILL UPDATE AFTER FALL 2008 FINALS.UPDATE 2: Yeah, I'm really not going to update this. I reiterate again, THIS METHOD DOES NOT WORK.
Examsoft has addressed this issue. Pictures below do not work.Sadly my days at are gone, and I no longer have the luxury of taking finals in bed or at the beach. Caltech has an which makes all finals take home (or if in-class, unproctored).
Instructions on which materials could or could not be used and time limits are written on the front of the final, and we were trusted to not cheat.The thing that I hate the most about law school is the lack of trust. Proctors are hired every term to watch over us like hawks (sometimes making silly demands, but that's another post). No trust in law school.
Examsoft is program that reboots your computer into a secure simple. I don't think it would take very long for an experienced software hacker to crack it. Another question, how can you view examsoft files after they have.
Not only is there a lack of trust, but we are forced to use a horrible piece of software called (technically is the client program that is used on student's computer, but most call the program by the name of the software publisher). The also requires the use of Examsoft.Examsoft is program that reboots your computer into a secure simple word processor. The goal of the software is to prevent the user from accessing any notes or the web in violation of testing regulations. I have seen the software fail many times, forcing classmates to handwrite their finals when they were planning to type. We all hold our breath when rebooting into Examsoft, hoping that it doesn't fail.Last term (December 2007) I found a way to bypass the security in the program. I promptly reported this to the IT department at my school and nothing was done. This past month I reported this to Examsoft, and I did not get responses beyond a generic reply that they would look into the issue.
I am writing this in hopes that by publishing this I am able to force Examsoft to address the security hole and to let them know how unsatisfied students are with their software. This 'bypass', really takes no real hacking skills, or security expertise.DISCLAIMER: I do not condone cheating. I am in no way encouraging anyone to actually use this walkthrough in a real live testing situation. The following is for informational purposes only.
Attempting to actually use this guide in a real live situation may result in a report to your state bar examiner's office, which could in turn reject your. In other words, if you want to be a lawyer, don't do this.Technical InformationComputer: Macbook Pro 15' (Using )Operating System: Windows Vista Business (SP1 not installed), with two user accounts created.Examsoft Version: 8.5Note: I have not had a chance to duplicate this on a non-Mac computer. It is quite possible that this will only work on a mac. I also would like to apologize for the screenshots, they were taken with a camera since I could not run screenshot taking software while doing this.
I tried to minimize glare as much as possible.WalkthroughBoot into Examsoft in the usual way. This is the typical window you will see. We should all be familiar with this.Type 'begin' and access the word processor.Press 'Ctrl-Alt-Del,' the Windows security dialog screen comes up as shown below.Click in 'Switch User', to get the screen below. In my case I have two accounts 'Franklin' which is the account I used to run the exam and the 'Guest' account which is currently not logged in.Click on 'Guest' (or any other account on the computer) to log in that account.
Logging in shown below.Vista tries to run Examsoft, but since it is already running in the background it will fail and you will get the following error message below ('There was a problem starting Softest. If this continues to occur, please contact Examsoft Support'). This is expected, just click OK.No programs will be allowed to start, and all you will see is a blank screen like below.At this point press ctrl-alt-del again to get the security dialog screen again (see previous picture). This time instead of clicking on switch user, click on 'Start Task Manager.'
The task manager should pop-up as shown below.Click on FileNew Task to get the following dialog below.Here is the tricky part. Click on browse and find a Word document containing your outline/notes.
Word opens below as shown.You can now read all your notes and refer to them. Now start the process to go back to the exam. Press ctrl-alt-del to see the security dialog screen again and this time click on 'Switch User.' You should see this screen showing two accounts logged on. Click the original account, in my example 'Franklin.' You should now be back at Examsoft, ready to type your answers with a refreshed memory from your notes.End of walkthrough.Final notesThere are some limitations to this method.
You cannot copy and paste when switching between accounts. This may be possible with. Also, on my computer it takes between 4-7 seconds to switch between accounts, not an ideal setup with proctors walking around. It will be slower with older computers.An easier way to cheat would also be to replace the background image of the security dialog screen. This is just an image file in a system folder that can be replaced with an image filled with text/notes. This means that ctrl-alt-del will now show you your notes, no need to switch between accounts.You could also open up your default browser and access the internet by opening an HTML file instead of a Word file.The fix to this cheat is easy. Disable the ability to bring up the security dialog screen with ctrl-alt-del.Again, this is for informational purposes only.
Don't be stupid and actually try this during a test. I'm curious to know if this will work on non-mac computers. Feel free to leave comment with your findings or any issues you encounter following this guide. The fix to this cheat is easy.
Disable the ability to bring up the security dialog screen with ctrl-alt-del.' I beliebe this isn't possible to do: Windows prevents any application having access to this key combination, so ExamSoft has no way to disable it and prevent the Switch User screen from appearing. This is true for Windows XP, at least, and is a (supposed) security feature according to the help file. From your write-up, it appears ExamSoft replaces the standard Windows shell, meaning it has no priviledged access above a normal user program. Unfortunately for ExamSoft, the way to solve this issue probably involves not booting into Windows at all. Anonymoussaid.have you considered simply running examosft in virtual machine?
On your mac the best would be VMWare Fusion, on Windows machines VMWare Player is free. Just create a virtual windows machine, boot it, make it full screen. On your mac (if you're running leopard) you can even use spaces to switch quickly (sub 1 second) between screens with a hot key - your notes on one and examsoft on another. I suspect copy & paste may even work that way as well.
I don't have a copy of examsoft to try it. Said.-Regardless of the user agreement, I am curious to see if it would work in a virtual os. I heard rumors that the software detects when it's being used in an emulator and refuses to work.
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This is something that I will have to test at some point.michael mentioned that windows will not let a program disable ctrl-alt-del. I am not sure if this is true. I tried to use this method with a windows xp installation back in the days and it didn't work. The key combination did not allow me to switch users. This was a while ago, so I may be mistaken and remember wrong, but something did stop me in XP. Anonymoussaid.@Franklin- I believe one needs to have the 'switch user' option enabled before this would work. Otherwise, it's not an option.
About VMWAre Fusion, I read elsewhere that Exam soft knows how to detect it and stops working. I don't know about the other emulators though. Would anyone happen to know where one can download ExamSoft software? I don't think it would take very long for an experienced software hacker to crack it. There are so many techniques the curious might want to explore.
Then again, Examsoft isn't something that's used everyday so there is little incentive. Anonymoussaid.I dont know if this still works but when I was in law school I had a problem with my screen saver popping up when I was in exam soft. It was always pictures of my friends and family.
But theoretically if you were to save power point files with your notes on them as jpegs and then set the screensaver to look at those pictures instead of family and friends every time your screensaver came up you would see your notes. This could be dangerous if you dont know about it and have been using this as a way to study by keeping your notes in front of you when your comp goes into screensaver.
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Educators can minimize the time spent creating, administering, and grading exams with ExamSoft so they can focus more on core educational activities
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