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Question:

I downloaded an archive from the edonkey filesharing platform and was going to unpack it. It turns out that the archive is protected by a password (encrypted). How can I find the password?

Answer:

For RAR archives there is a shareware tool (http://www.rarpasswordcracker.com/) that can try a brute force or a dictionary attack. The brute force attack for passwords of more than 5 characters takes pretty long already, the dictionary attack is more promising. The shareware version only searches passwords up to a length of 4 characters, I found.

If the file came from the ed2k platform (edonkey), then you may want to look for comments on the file. Unfortunately you cannot view comments once the file is completed, so you'll have to move the archive out of the shared folder, then search for the file again and start the download again. Wait a little, and you can - hopefully - view comments on it. Possibly one of the comments will indicate the password.

If there are no such comments, then take a good look at the file name. It is common that the file name contains a [..] part. The term in [] may just be the password.

Examples:

super_software_[secret9].rar
super_software_[pass_secret9].zip

The password would be 'secret9' here.


Update: As someone posted in the comments section, if you downloaded an encrypted file from the edonkey network that may have been released by the 'Goldesel' crew, then try this password: "www.goldesel.6x.to". For some reason the Goldesel people felt to advertise their web site that way.


Comments:

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2006-05-04, 20:03:49
anonymous from United States  
i need a password for onimusha dawn of dreams from ps2rip
2006-05-04, 20:47:05
anonymous from United States  
need pass for
CRC failed in the encrypted file The Crow DVD-R\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.BUP (wrong password ?)
2006-05-06, 09:31:32
anonymous from Canada  
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Thanks dude, you rock. The password you mentioned above: www.goldesel.6x.to worked for Jack Johnson's new album for the Curious George movie. Thanks again.
2006-05-06, 11:00:12
anonymous from United States  
need password for
The.Crow.(Special.Edition.FSK.18).DVD-R.shared.by.SoGX.rar: CRC failed in the encrypted file The Crow DVD-R (wrong password ?)
2006-05-07, 21:22:04
anonymous from United States  
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needing a password for
Versus.Uncut.DVDRIP.MVCD.mpg *
seems a needle in a heystack
2006-05-08, 13:02:33
anonymous from United Kingdom  
I'm looking for the password for:

Desperate.Housewives.S02E21.HDTV.XviD-XOR

Please help me out if you know it :)
2006-05-08, 13:15:41
Jenna from Hungary  
i just can't belive...i can't find that password anywhere:S Is it possible that there isn't password? and we downloaded the torrent needlessly?
2006-05-09, 21:32:23
anonymous from New Zealand  
Help me... I need a password for: LIFEMUSIC[1].RU-AUS-tv_rock-flnt_it_main_room.rar
2006-05-10, 21:54:06
anonymous from Canada  
Can anyone help me with breaking the password for this one.

Please mail me on habibanwar@gmail.com

http://files.filefr..einfo.html
2006-05-11, 05:10:29
anonymous from United Kingdom  
Hi guys,

I need a password for PS2-HD Advance 2.0 and Tools.rar.

tried the usual site names etc but no joy. i noticed other ppl with this file - so someone must have it!

thanks!
2006-05-11, 18:53:10
anonymous from United States  
See Desperate.Housewives.S02E21.HDTV.XviD-XOR at http://www.torrents..est/x_fake
2006-05-12, 08:55:28
anonymous from Spain  
pass for onimusha down of dreams= to_look_for_in_www.ps2rip.net
2006-05-12, 12:09:27
anonymous from Germany  
can you make me a book of shadow please.of germany,because i speak germany
2006-05-13, 07:16:15
anonymous from Denmark  
hi. I cannot unzip my fifa worldcup 2006, from goldesel, I have used the password:www.goldesel.6x.to , but it keeps comming up with a failure in the progress of unzipping : wrong password? any suggestions?
2006-05-13, 15:37:08
silverunicorns777@yahoo.com from United States  
need an activation key for the game called (Yipe! III)

can you help?

MANNY THANKS.
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