12-08-2010, 02:43 AM
The hashcat gui setup registers the .hcj file type (hashcat job). To do so on the windows operating system, the registry is used. Next to that the setup itself (disclosure: we make use of inno setup) might store additional information about the installed version and selected setup options to the registry for the users comfort.
Apart from that, the hashcat GUI itself is using a INI file and is not making use of the windows registry so far.
I hope this can clarify some things. Hashcat Gui has been programmed with the user in mind to not make unnecessary use of the windows registry or other system resources. But there is the overhead of the setup.exe (in contrast to not having an installer) and the registration of the file type for the ease of use of it.
Power-Users can unpack the setup.exe and create that kind of setup they like.
If you want to run it from a stick, it's probably possible to setup the appdata folder via the APPDATA environment variable. Please give it a try if that works. The ini is placed into %APPDATA%\hashcat\hashcat-gui.ini.
I might add some commandline parameter or something to better control it in a future version, but please try with using environment variables as well.
Apart from that, the hashcat GUI itself is using a INI file and is not making use of the windows registry so far.
I hope this can clarify some things. Hashcat Gui has been programmed with the user in mind to not make unnecessary use of the windows registry or other system resources. But there is the overhead of the setup.exe (in contrast to not having an installer) and the registration of the file type for the ease of use of it.
Power-Users can unpack the setup.exe and create that kind of setup they like.
If you want to run it from a stick, it's probably possible to setup the appdata folder via the APPDATA environment variable. Please give it a try if that works. The ini is placed into %APPDATA%\hashcat\hashcat-gui.ini.
I might add some commandline parameter or something to better control it in a future version, but please try with using environment variables as well.