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Apr 16, 2004, 2:25pm

hey, anyone know how to get the password of a zipped file, if you have the
original unzipped one? no, not using it to steal objects! i forgot the
password to my spiral matrix op >_<

-SWE

Apr 16, 2004, 4:09pm

I do... how long was the pwd though?

Tis a prog called Advanced Zip PW Recovery

~John

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Apr 16, 2004, 4:14pm

9 letters. let me guess, it's a trial which only lets you get upto 4
letters?

-SWE

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Apr 16, 2004, 5:47pm

I've got the full ver... but im not sure if it'll do 9

~John

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Apr 16, 2004, 5:53pm

Yeah it will, but it takes hours heh

You mean brute forcing it?

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Apr 16, 2004, 6:14pm

Recovering a zip password is much faster if you have an unzipped copy of
the file.

There are algorythems that can compare the origional copy to the zipped
(and passworded) file and use that to aide in discovering the zip password.

This is why you get the advice not to zip files with a password that are
freely available elsewhere on the net. No matter how long/strong your
password is, it can be easily cracked if there is an non-password
protected version available.

-Jeremy

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Apr 16, 2004, 6:33pm

ya, thats what i ment, i have the orignal unzipped files, since i made em,
and the passworded zip, now just need to get the password :)

-SWE

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