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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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2009-09-13, 23:54:21
anonymous  
spy[1].tools.rar pass pleaseee help
2009-09-15, 03:38:09
anonymous from India  
i need the password for dbz budukai 3
2009-09-19, 11:30:34
anonymous  
Hi there. I need a password for Inglourious.Basterds.R5.XviD-mVs spynova rar files.

please. dedekapiak@yahoo.fr

Thanks in advance
2009-09-21, 06:28:57
anonymous from India  
I NEED A PASSWORD

England+Vs+Austrila+Test+series+09

this file is loaded from www.mobileclub.org.rar

plz send me on 83.pkumar@gmail.com
2009-09-23, 04:44:00
anonymous from India  
can any 1 tell me pass 4 this movie - I cant think straight
2009-09-23, 14:37:35
metinka1982@hotmail.com from Turkey  
please Password For Harry Potter Half Blood Prince from spynova
send me to metinka1982@hotmail.com
2009-09-25, 08:56:07
anonymous from Madras, India  
hello,
im pavan,
im looking for the password for the Rar files:- windows xp professional sp2.
Actually this O.S. is of six parts , i had downloded all the six parts. but it has a password.
i had wonloded this O.S form this site:- http://get4share.co..9380.html
the password given is :- http:// wirezraid.com/

but its not accepting the password, plz send my actual pssword.....

from ,
pavan


2009-09-25, 10:51:29
anonymous from Brazil  
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qm souber me fale !!!

Abraçoss !!!
2009-09-27, 09:59:07
anonymous from Romania  



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2009-09-28, 07:23:53
anonymous from Brazil  
2009-09-30, 04:41:22
anonymous from Australia  
i need password for zombieland 2009 from spynova. i downloaded it from another site not knowing i'd have to have password :(

email me (andyman_88@hotmail.com)
2009-09-30, 11:50:44
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2009-10-03, 10:41:24
anonymous from Germany  
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2009-10-03, 23:47:14   (updated: 2009-10-03, 23:48:15)
anonymous  
plz send harry potter n half blood prince winrar password plz send it to y mail id anand_44u@yahoo.com
2009-10-13, 12:26:37
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