Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Wont Tell You about the Internet

These programs can recover forgotten passwords from password-protected files.

Windows

• 007 Password Recovery Retrieves passwords hidden behind asterisks. Freeware. (http://www.iopus.com)

• Advanced Zip Password Recovery Retrieves a password from a password-protected ZIP file using bruteforce, dictionary, and plain text attacks. Shareware. (http://www.elcomsoft.com/azpr.html)

• Fast Zip Cracker Executes a brute force attack to retrieve a password from a password-protected ZIP file. (http://www.netgate.com.uy/~fpapa/)

• John the Ripper Password cracker to help you detect weak UNIX passwords. Freeware. (http://www.openwall.com/john)

• Password Recovery Toolkit Helps recover passwords from password-protected files created by a variety of popular programs including Quicken, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, and Outlook. Demoware. (http://www.lostpassword.com)

• Passware Kit Retrieves passwords from password-protected files created by programs such as Quattro Pro, Microsoft Money, Excel, and Windows NT. Demoware. (http://www.accessdata.com)

• Peek-a-Boo Retrieves a password hidden behind asterisks. Freeware. (http://www.corteksoft.com)

• Revelation Displays passwords hidden behind asterisks. Freeware. (http://www.snadboy.com)

• The Ultimate Zip Cracker Retrieves the password for any password-protected ZIP, ARJ, Excel, or Word file. Shareware. (http://www.vdgsoftware.com/uzc.html)

Unix/Linux

• John the Ripper Password cracker to help you detect weak UNIX passwords. (http://www.openwall.com/john/)