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Lost RAR password?

  • 03-03-2006 5:12am
    #1
    Dodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,331 ✭✭✭✭


    I have a .rar file which I password encrypted but I can'tremember it. Anybody know any programme that will find it for me for free? I've tried a few trial versions of those listed on download.com etc but they will only search up to 2/3 letter passwords.


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  • #2
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    You could check out hacking / cracking websites, though you'd be taking a risk. Also, it could take a very long time to get through a brute force attack.

    roughly: <num_chars> ^ <password_length> checks in total.


  • #3
    Dodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,331 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Was thinking along those lines but nowhere does it for free.


  • #4
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,225 ✭✭✭Scruff


    rar passwords are a lot harder to carck than zip. could take a long time


  • #5
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    I done one before. Took an age!
    Password was only like 5 characters long but it took a few days. (Was able to resume the brute force attack)

    So, as you add each character to the password the combinations go up exponentially. Not worth it.


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