Most computer users periodically have a desire to protect a folder from unwanted access. This desire is justified, since it is much more difficult to establish access to protected information for hackers and other undesirable persons. There are many ways to protect information. The most popular of these is setting a password. But setting a password for the folder itself is not very easy, but setting a password for an archive is much more realistic. However, there are times when you need to unlock the archive.
Necessary
Personal computer, Advanced Archive Password Recovery program
Instructions
Step 1
The whole operation of breaking the archive is reduced to the brute force method, i.e. collecting a password. There are practically no other similar programs with other methods. For this purpose, it is best to use the Advanced Archive Password Recovery program, as it is the leader in this field. You can download the program from the official website https://www.passwords.ru/azpr.htm. The installation process is pretty straightforward. Run the installation shortcut. If it is in the archive, then extract all the contents into a separate folder. Then just specify the installation directory on your hard drive and the program will be installed
Step 2
After you have installed the program, you only need to select the path to the password-locked archive using the "open" button, after which the well-known explorer will open. Next, select the required file, or perform the operation using the address bar, where you just need to enter the path to the archive.
Step 3
When you have done this, all that remains is to choose the nature of the attack: brute force, by mask, by dictionary, Plaintext, guaranteed WinZip decryption and a password from the keys. Then click on the "start" button. Now the selection process will begin, which may take a long time.
Step 4
But before you start guessing the password, try yourself to try to crack it using social engineering. For example, passwords for archives downloaded from the Internet quite often consist of the site address. Also, the archive can contain standard passwords consisting of the same numbers or names. As you can see, it is not so difficult to enter a password-protected archived folder, the main thing is to follow certain steps.
