RAR (WinRAR) password cracker, v. 2.x, .rar
 

Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: human factor (подробнее...)
Possible attacks: brute-force, dictionary
Complexity: 21023
Tip: don't try to crack password longer than 6-7 characters by brute-force, use more powerful methods.

cRARk v. 2.3 by P. Semjanov
DOS+DPMI, Windows 2000 pwd/s free
A command-line utility, optimized for Pentium/Pentium II/III processors, uses Password Cracking Library 2.0 that supports brute-force, dictionary, rule-based attacks, misspelled password recovery and more...
Advanced RAR Password Recovery (ARPR) v. 1.1 by Elcomsoft
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 2000 pwd/s shareware, $30
A GUI utility, optimized for Pentium II/III processors, supports brute-force, dictionary attacks, multilanguage inferface.
 RAR Password Cracker v. 3.13 by Dmitry Nikitin
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, OS/2 1500 pwd/s donationware, $10
A command-line utility, supports brute-force, dictionary attacks.

 
RAR password cracker, v. 1.5x, .rar
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: human factor, weak algorithm, keyspace reduction  (подробнее...)
Possible attacks: brute-force / known plaintext
Complexity: 264/ 240
cRARk v. 1.55b by P. Semjanov
DOS+DPMI, Windows 600.000 pwd/s free
A command-line utility, uses Password Cracking Library 2.0 that supports brute-force, dictionary, rule-based attacks, misspelled password recovery and more...


 
ARJ password cracker, v. 2.30+, ARJ32 v. 3.0+, .arj
  Algorithm: XOR with password
Weakness: human factor, (very) weak algorithm  (подробнее...)
Possible attacks: brute-force / known-plaintext
Complexity: depends only on password length / 20
Tip: use known-plaintext attack if you've got unencrypted files from archive
Yet Another ARJ Cracker (YAAC) v. 1.0a by P. Semjanov
 DOS+DPMI, Windows 1.000.000 pwd/s free
A command-line utility, optimized for Pentium II/III processors, uses Password Cracking Library 2.0 that supports brute-force, dictionary, rule-based attacks, misspelled password recovery and more. Determines first three symbols of password without brute-force. A unique utility that allows finding passwords up to 12-14 characters long. The utility doesn't support stored files.
Advanced ARJ Password Recovery (ARPR)
russian version 1.07
english version 2.0		 by Elcomsoft
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 1.000.000 pwd/s free (russian version),
shareware, $30 (english version)
A GUI utility, supports brute-force, dictionary and plain-text attacks, multilanguage inferface. The utility supports all compressed files types.
SOLVEPWD by A. Skoblov
DOS/Windows  instantly free
A command-line utility, supports known-plaintext attack (you need at least one unencrypted file from archive).
ARJCRACK by KPNC
Windows 95/98/NT/2000  instantly free, with source
A GUI utility, supports known-plaintext attack (you need at least one unencrypted file from archive). Russian interface.


 
ZIP password cracker (PKZIP 2.x and WinZIP), .zip
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: Human factor, weak algorithm
Possible attacks: brute-force (exhaustive key search if WinZip (in detail...))/ known-plaintext (in detail...)
Complexity: 288 (236 if WinZip) / 238
Tip: use known-plaintext attack if you've got unencrypted files from archive, use guaranteed recovery if you've got WinZip archive with 5+ files.
Advanced ZIP Password Recovery (AZPR)
russian version 2.44
english version 3.51
Advanced Archive Password Recovery (ARCHPR) v. 2.0		 by Elcomsoft
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 2.000.000 pwd/s (few hours if Winzip 5+ files) free (russian version),
shareware, $30-$60 (english version)
A GUI utility, optimized for Pentium II/III processors, supports brute-force, dictionary and known-plaintext attacks, multilanguage interface. Supports all ZIP archive types, including PKZIP 1.x and 4.x. ARCHPR also contains guaranteed decryption of WinZip archives with at least 5 files.
Zip super fast attack module by AccessData
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 few hours commercial, $59
This utility provides guaranteed zip archives decryption regardless of password used. Can be used only for WinZip archives (not PkZip ones) containg at least 5 files. Not tested.
Ultimate ZIP Cracker (UZC) v. 7.0 by D. Sushkov
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, OS/2 1.900.000 pwd/s shareware, $45
A GUI utility, optimized for Pentium II/III processors, supports brute-force, dictionary, known-plaintext attacks.
fcrackzip v. 0.2.4 by M. Lehmann
portable 850.000 pwd/s (much slower if one file) free, with source (GNU)
A command-line utility, optimized for Pentium/Pentium II/III processors, supports brute-force, dictionary attacks. Do not use for archives with only one file.
PkCrack v. 1.2.1 by P. Conrad
portable few hours free, with source
A command-line utility, supports known-plaintext attack (you need at least one unencrypted file from archive).


 
ACE (WinACE) password cracker, v. 1.x, .ace
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: human factor
Possible attacks: brute-force
Complexity: 2160
Tip: don't try to crack password longer than 6-7 characters by brute-force, use more powerful methods.
 Advanced ACE Password Recovery (ACEPR) v. 1.0 by Elcomsoft
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 depends on file length, about 1000 pwd/s shareware, $30
A GUI utility, supports brute-force and dictionary attacks, multilanguage interface.


 
AIN password cracker, v. 2.x, .ain
  Algorithm: proprietary (?)
Weakness: ?
Possible attacks: ?
Complexity: ?
AINCRK & CRACKAIN by Zg Dong
DOS/Windows 5000 pwd/s free
A command-line utility, supports only brute-force attack. Doesn't work well.

File Encryption Utilities

info: Snake Oil Warning Signs
 Tip: use strong encryption tools to protect your data

 

Package for the Web (PFTW) password, v. 2.x-4.x by InstallShield
  Algorithm: stream cipher
Weakness: repeated usage of cipher keystream (подробнее...)
Possible attacks: password decryption using known plain-text
Complexity: ?
PFTW password extractor v. 1.0 by Wise Acre
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free
A command-line utility, instantly decrypts PFTW v. 2.x-4.x passwords.
PFTW_dec & sp_ishi3 by Warlock & by Pepper
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free, with source
A command-line utilities for patching and decrypting PFTW up to v. 2.04
PFTWpwd v. 2.0 by UCF
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free
A command-line utility for decrypting PFTW up to v. 2.04


 
Norton Secret Stuff (NSS) password cracker, v. 1.0 by Symantec
  Algorithm: Blowfish
Weakness: short key length, export regulations
Possible attacks: exhaustive key search
Complexity: 232
No More Secret Stuff (NMSS) v. 1.0a by P. Semjanov
DOS+DPMI, Windows 15 days free
A command-line utility, tests all possible keys and decrypts file with guarantee. Includes simple distributed mechanism.


 
cfCrypt & cfEncode, v. 3, 4, 5.x by Allaire, .cfm
  Algorithm: DES
Weakness: fixed key usage (in detail...)
Possible attacks: decryption
Complexity: 20
cfDecrypt v. 2.0 by P. Semjanov
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 instantly commercial, $18.95
A command-line utility to decrypt Cold Fusion templates.


 
Icon Lock-It 2000 by Moon Valley Software
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: storing of a key along with data
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: ?
Icon Lock-It Password Cracker by Suby
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free
A command-line utility.


 
WinXFiles password, v. up to 3.5 by Pepsoftware Ltd
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm (in detail...)
Possible attacks:password decryption
Complexity: 637500 (219)
Crkxfile by Casimir
Windows 3.1, 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free, with source
A command-line utility.


 
Encrypt-It password for Windows by MaeDae Enterprises
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm (in detail...)
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: 223
Crackeiw by Casimir
Windows 3.1, 95/98/NT/2000 instantly free, with source
A command-line utility.


 
MasterKey password by Philippe MELLERET v. 1.02-1.06
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm (in detail...)
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: 230 (?)
MasterKey Password Cracker by Casimir
DOS/Windows instantly free, with source
A command-line utility.

BIOS password crackers

info: from BIOS FAQ
  Tip: reset CMOS data if you can not access the computer

AMI BIOS & AMI WIN BIOS password cracker
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: storing a key along with data
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: 20
AMIPSWD v. 2.02 by P. Semjanov
DOS instantly free
A command-line utility.


 
AWARD BIOS password cracker, v. 4.51
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: backdoor, weak hashing algorithm
Possible attacks: collision generation
Complexity: ?
Unaward3 - for v. 4.51PG by jIN gE
DOS / Windows 95 / 98 instantly free
A command-line utility to generate matching password or to reset one. For older AWARD BIOSes, try: AWARD_SW (case sensitive).


 
AMI / AWARD / IBM BIOS password
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm, storing a key along with data
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: ?
!BIOS v. 3.10 by The Eleventh Alliance
DOS instantly free, with source
A command-line utility.


 
AMI / AWARD / Compaq / DELL / IBM / Packard Bell / Phoenix / TOSHIBA & others
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm, storing a key along with data
Possible attacks: password decryption
Complexity: ?
CmosPwd v. 3.2 by Ch. GRENIER
DOS / Windows instantly free, with source (GPL)
A command-line utility to generate matching password or to reset one for almost all BIOSes.


 
TOSHIBA BIOS password
  Algorithm: proprietary
Weakness: weak algorithm, storing a key along with data
Possible attacks: patching
Complexity: ?
Patch - for TOSHIBA Satellite CDT320
Patch - for all versions (?)
Toshiba linux utilities. 		by Hard Wisdom
by ?
by Jonathan Buzzard

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 instantly free
A patch to disable password prompt.