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haha49
08-18-2007, 02:43 PM
i forgot the password for a bunch of my backed up ziped files anyone know a program that can crack them? i used to have one but i cant rember its name now..
.Maleficus.
08-18-2007, 04:44 PM
Even if it's for cracking your own password (which made me lol when I read it heh heh) I'm not sure if we can talk about it here.
calumc
08-18-2007, 06:09 PM
One word: Google
crenn
08-18-2007, 06:31 PM
Think of words you commonly use.... that's all I can advise.
gaz_the_chav
08-18-2007, 08:07 PM
As a member of staff here I would like to say watch what ur talking about but carry on aslong as we don't dip into an illegal side!

Mod on

-gaz
haha49
08-19-2007, 03:29 AM
atucally i put all my hardrive back up like 500 gigs zipped onto single layer dvd its alot of dvds to unzip and i thought it would be good to put a password to keep people out of all my files.. and ya i forgot completly i know its not the 4 passwords i use commonly i have no idea now..
crenn
08-19-2007, 08:54 AM
Try things which you think are good passwords?
D1337
08-19-2007, 09:05 AM
After doing a google check to make sure there wasnt something that would just crack the hash, Your only options are to brute it or dictionary atk.

If you think it has numbers,symbols, or spaces then your SCREWED. Cause its gonna take you forever to brute through the alphabet with numerics.

If its very important, then create a restore point, save it to a disc to make sure. Then go back to before you rar'd the files rar them again save it to a disc and go back to the current day restore.
.Maleficus.
08-19-2007, 06:20 PM
...If you Google "winrar password recovery" you should have no trouble at all finding a program made for recovering Winrar passwords.

In fact, since these are "recovery tools", here you go. (http://www.sharewareconnection.com/titles/winrar-password-recovery.htm) A LOT less complicated than using brute force, or any other method which is typically used for illegal password cracking.
D1337
08-19-2007, 06:28 PM
You do know you just linked to two brute forcers and several other crappy shareware.
.Maleficus.
08-19-2007, 08:25 PM
You do know you just linked to two brute forcers and several other crappy shareware.
Err, ummm, yes, I do.




Shut up. :p.

Anyways, I've found the easiest method of password recovery is writing them down somewhere. Just for the future ;).