From time to time users are faced with the need to open password-protected archives, for example, in case of losing their password. This task is not always feasible, but you can try - good, there are means for this.
Instructions
Step 1
Remember that if you have no way to recover the password from the archive in memory or find it out in another way, then you can open it only by one method - brute force (aka bruteforce).
Step 2
To open password-protected archives by brute-force method, you can use a lot of programs on the Internet, for example - Advanced Archive Password Recovery.
Step 3
. Zip archives are much easier to crack than.rar archives, they are more likely to be opened.
Step 4
Remember that you can greatly increase your chances of success by giving the brute-force more information about the password, such as its length, alphabet and case used in it, and so on.
