Crack a rar file.

[Keeper]

google is your friend

and PBay is his rich, but ugly, weirdo uncle...

 

[KillerX]

Not viable.

Most releases with passwords on them have very long passwords to them. You have to find the exact file and release name... and check for a password in the .nfo file


To crack a .rar or .zip password you need to use a program such as Elcomsoft archive. The problem with the new rar and zips are that they are very slow to crack. They only allow for about 10-20 password tries a second even on the fastest machines (because of the encryption algorithm). The only viable option would be to split password ranges across different machines and run concurrently. Even in doing this, only a password of upto 6 or 7 characters is viable to crack. After that, it just becomes exponentially huge.

 

[Keeper]

KillerX, not wit Zip - zip is definatly doable with even a P4. quite quick actually...

 

[Grimspoon]

I have successfully cracked RAR files before, but that is using a pretty straight forward password. If the password is long and complex, forget it.

 

[remybfg10k]

Keeper, not the new .zip's mate, it used to be a breeze, not anymore

 

[Keeper]

Keeper, not the new .zip's mate, it used to be a breeze, not anymore

Ah ok....looks like things have changed since I havent used winzip in years - winRAR is better.

 

[jaypman]

If you got the file from a torrent site, then the URL is usually the password, or you can try the user(group) who posted the file. Using Brute Force: if you know the exact no of letters/numbers it will take you about 2 weeks instead of 25 years to crack it. If its RAR 3.0 or higher then it will take you 99 years to crack it

 

[grok]

if its warez try some of the popular site urls

www.softarchive.net
www.2baksa.net

.. or so i've heard.

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

I downloaded a file off PBay and it is password protected. Tried the URL and the name of the guy that made it.....no luck.

Check the Pirate Bay comments, everyone else should have the same problem. Have you tried googling the file name? Someone might upload it elsewhere or it might be a repost already.

You can always ask the uploader for the pass on PBay comments.

 

[Pres. Nixon]

rar brute f

hi i have tried brute f on win rar v3.03 . dict of 9000 word 2days - 3 word a sec .
no luck bu it was worth the try. Normally this file is a key gen.patch or crack from a dodgy site for illegal software been there ,almost done it got the t_shirt and then spilled coffee on it
rgs
nixon