What precaution to take when opening malware file using python script [migrated]

I’m writing a Python script to check the file hash of a malware sample against the VirusTotal database.
At the moment, I’m using a build in open and read functions provided in a standard python library:
with open(file_path, ‘rb’) as file:
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What tools currently allow to retrieve Windows 10/11 password hashes, given admin rights or physical access to unencrypted disks?

I was wondering what Windows/Linux/Live tools allow to retrieve user password hashes of modern 2021 Win10/11 installations. I am not sure if password storage differs in these cases (e.g. different location or hash in use) from previous Win… Continue reading What tools currently allow to retrieve Windows 10/11 password hashes, given admin rights or physical access to unencrypted disks?