Crack password - the best tools
You need a password for many services and programs. If you forget it, you can crack it with the right software. You can find out here with which tools this can be done legally.
The all-rounder in password cracking: PasswdFinder
Whether browser, mail program or messenger, there is hardly a password that is safe from PasswdFinder.
- Download the PasswdFinder and install and open it. A scan is then started automatically. After a short time, all available passwords will be displayed.
- With many programs such as Internet Explorer, however, the tool can no longer crack the latest standards. Only up to IE 9 can passwords have been read in the Microsoft browser.
- A full list of programs that PasswdFinder can handle can be found here.
Just as versatile: Cain & Abel
- Another program for reading passwords from several programs is Cain & Abel.
- This tool can be used to read passwords from programs such as Internet Explorer, Windows Mail or WLAN.
Forgot WiFi password: WirelessKeyView
- If you have forgotten your WiFi password and you cannot find it again, you usually only have to reset the router. You can save yourself this work thanks to the WirelessKeyView.
- Download the program and start it. The network is automatically recognized and the password is shown in the list.
Decrypt archives: Advanced Archive Password Recovery
If you find old archives on your computer that are protected with passwords, curiosity quickly arises. With this tool you crack it:
- With the Advanced Archive Password Recovery you can crack passwords from ZIP, RAR, ARJ or ACE archives.
- The program uses the brute force method for this. So all possible character combinations are systematically tried out.
- This way is extremely useful for short passwords and is usually very effective. If the password is longer and contains many letters, numbers and special characters, it can take a long time for a password to be decrypted.
- Since you can only crack your own archives, you can limit the type of password (see picture). This gives you the option of excluding passwords with numbers or special characters if you never or rarely use them in passwords.
More tools for decrypting passwords
- You can crack your password for Windows XP relatively quickly with Ophcrack Live-CD for XP.
- If you have forgotten your Outlook password, you can decrypt it using the PstPassword tool.
Exclusive CHIP special: remember secure passwords
We'll show you what a secure password should look like and how you can easily remember it. In our CHIP Guide you will find lots of tips and tricks for more security on 20 pages.
- With these tips you will never forget your access data! Plus: New technologies make the password superfluous.
- In the CHIP kiosk you can download the CHIP guide as a PDF
All of this software is legal as long as you only crack your own passwords. If you acquire someone else's password, commit a crime according to the current legal situation.
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