I have got a big rar file downloaded for net and now the problem is that it is password protected? :( ,,,, i tried to use many software but not a single worked.
is there any otherway to open it ??/
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I have got a big rar file downloaded for net and now the problem is that it is password protected? :( ,,,, i tried to use many software but not a single worked.
is there any otherway to open it ??/
You could find out the password from your source.
Of course, if your source is an illegal download, then you have no business finding out the password, nor discussing it here.
Winrar, but you still need to know the password. And I just hope it's not something... illegal ;)
no its not something illegal. I have got some password protected rar file in which there were 120 jpeg picture fo our trip to goa was... My freind sent me via repidshare and told me the password. this thing happen 2 months back and now after formatting the hardisk i want those picture back then its aksing for password and unfortunatly , my freind also forgot the password.
If he's still got the images, then he can repackage them up in another rar file with a new password and put that up on Rapidshare for you to download.
Rar password protection is much stronger than zip pasword protection. You will have to actually know the password to unrar the files as it encrypts them with the password, whereas zip just check that the password matches a hash code (or somethign liek that). The point is Zip password protection is trivial to crack, while RAR is not.
I doubt that Zip compression is "trivial to crack". Why would programs like this exist if it were: http://lastbit.com/zippsw/default.asp It mentions dictionary search, which suggests that brute force is sometimes too slow. It's probably simpler than RAR, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by abachler
To answer the original question: you'll need a RAR password recovery tool. Using brute force and/or dictionaries it might be able to recover the password if it's not too long.
I tried all above things but it dint work.... I feel this forum is programmers lounge and someone will be there to solve this problem.
Cracking a password certainly is no easy task and will require lots of reverse engineering or just a brute force attack, both of which may take several days and I doubt anyone wants to do this assignment for you.
You even tried asking your friend to send the pictures again, re-archived? And that didn't work?Quote:
Originally Posted by RahulDhanpat
Quite right. A programmers forum. For illegal cracking purposes you should move somewhere else.Quote:
Originally Posted by RahulDhanpat
There are applications out on the net that will give you the password to a zip file in milliseconds, ergo it is trivial to crack. Trivial for a computer doesnt mean trivial for a guy with a pencil, but it still means it is trivial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sang-drax
He just explained why he needs the RAR opened, so why the accusations? Or is everyone here just to paranoid to help anyone with anything that might possibly perhaps could be illegal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario F.
Anyone care to help sharpen my knife? Oh no, what if you stabbed someone?!?