Lab 6b -- PW sec
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Dec 6, 2023
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Lab 6b -- PW sec
Password Cracker
:
https://download.cnet.com/password-cracker/3000-
2092_4-10226556.html
Stren
gths
Weaknesses
Supported
Platforms
Price
Unable to navigate
Windows 10,
Windows 8,
Does not do any of its
None
intended purposes
Windows Vista,
Windows 7,
Windows XP
Free
Suspicious auto-redirect to
an even more suspicious
webpage
Evaluation
:
According to the Developer’s Description, the tool’s purpose is to restore
forgotten passwords; “to ensure that you never worry about misplacing or
forgetting passwords.” After downloading the file, a plethora of files needed
to be extracted, including the app itself, which only took seconds. However,
that was the ONLY positive thing about this tool. I could not navigate, nor
essentially do anything with the tool. There were no query searches, nor
dictionary caches to save any of my passwords. As a test, I logged out of my
Gmail account and I had hoped that this tool would do anything, but
unfortunately, that was not the case. Even worse, it automatically redirected
me to a suspicious webpage (view 2
nd
screenshot). The tool had many 1-star
reviews and in my opinion, they are justified.
RAR Password Unlocker
:
https://download.cnet.com/rar-password-
unlocker/3000-18501_4-10965719.html
Strengths
Weaknesses
Supported
Platforms
Price
A video tutorial is provided
Documents must be
converted to the RAR
format
Windows 10,
Windows 8,
Windows
Vista,
Windows 7,
Windows XP
1 Year Plan:
$15.95
Lifetime Plan:
$19.95
Provides several recovery
methods (Brute-Force,
Combination, Mask, and
Dictionary Attack)
Requires the full version
to recover passwords
Mixed user-reviews
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Evaluation
:
When navigating through the RAR Password Unlocker tool, my initial
observations were that it offers various password recovery methods such as
Brute-Force, Combination, Mask, and Dictionary Attacks, as well as a video
tutorial. As a test, I encrypted a Word file to include a password. Though, in
order to use the tool, the file would need to be converted into a RAR file,
which was easy to do via Google search. The process afterward was easy,
and it apparently recovered the password in seconds. However, I could not
recover the password; the full version was required, which was disappointing.
Reading the user reviews, it was mixed between good and bad, it worked or
it didn’t work, etc. Because of that, I probably would not purchase any of the
plans.