---
id: 8056
title: "Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 3 – The File System and Registry"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/thick-application-pentesting/introduction-to-hacking-thick-clients-part-3/"
published_at: "2020-05-21T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["data-exposure", "information-disclosure", "windows", "pentest", "thick-client", "registry"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8056"
lang: en
---

# Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 3 – The File System and Registry

## Summary

Part three of the thick client series hunts sensitive data in the Windows file system and registry, with tips on focusing tests on installers, login forms, and Remember Me storage.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-05-21T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/thick-application-pentesting/introduction-to-hacking-thick-clients-part-3/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8056