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How to open password protected rar file???

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forever
forever Original post #1
Jan 1, 2007 at 2:03 PM
i dwnlded this rar file and apparently it is password protected , is there any possible way to extract it ?, i searched the net but found all sharewares that wuldnt go above 3 letter passwords which is preety lame , plz suggest something guys , appreciate it, thnx.
outlaw
outlaw #2
Jan 1, 2007 at 2:11 PM
if u are that desperate

1- get a full version of the rar cracker

2- get a crack for the rar cracker
yrana2002
Jan 1, 2007 at 2:32 PM
Generally, rar files have a password, which is somewhere related to its source.
If you mention the source, we might just be able to help you out.
If you downloaded it from some site,
generally, the password should be its exact name like...

www.xyz.com

Savvy:!:
Kniwor
Kniwor #4
Jan 1, 2007 at 4:05 PM
It is nearly impossible to crack password for a rar file, you can only try to remember it. I had once forgotten the password to a personal rar file that I myself had locked; the password was strong, and I remembered all but few letters. The stuff was really important to me and I tried everything in the world but could not break the password despite of the fact that I knew most of it. Though I recalled the password at last.

However, if the password is weak, you can attempt a brtue-force attack using the standard tools. Any tool that claims to offer a 100% success is a scam, since the whole point of encryption (AES for ex.) is that with a good password, even the best supercomputers of our time won't do the job.
digiFriend
Jan 1, 2007 at 4:13 PM
rar password crackers are very slow. so even if you get it you might not be successful after days. as yrana2002 said, most rar files have password name as site from which you download.
if you download a torrents. check if it has any comment of it,on that site.
or if file hosting server, check the forum/site from where you got the link.
forever
forever #6
Jan 1, 2007 at 4:36 PM
yes it was a 50 mb file and i dwnlded it through a torrent , it had no comments on the site or anything so i thought to go ahead with it , i guess its not worth trying then , thnx for ur replies guys , lesson learnt lol :(
~Phenom~
Jan 1, 2007 at 5:11 PM
Even I faced similar problems recently , I downloaded a movie in RAR format which was locked . I tried many softwares but no help.
R
Jan 2, 2007 at 12:21 PM
Open the rar archive in WINRAR and see whether it contains any comment. Sometimes this comment would be the PW.
RaghuKL
RaghuKL #9
Jan 2, 2007 at 12:27 PM
i have simple alternative

Ask google to show you the pages containing links pointing to password protected rar file. use allinurl or something similar. hope u get some pages containing the file AND the password for the protected file. Peace.

worked for me always ;)
N
neoasr29 #10
Sep 10, 2008 at 2:46 AM
i just wana say yarana2002 dude really makes my file work gud bt unfortunately the archive is know corrupted so thax for ur help but my bad luck dude
E
Sep 7, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Up up,plz say "THANK" to usefultopic, Love u! :)
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N
Nov 21, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Guys,
I have a two rar files of a movie (part 1 and 2) I have the password too, but Iam unable to extract them? Please help.

Nicky
Gauravs90
Gauravs90 #13
Nov 22, 2009 at 12:22 AM
What error it gives?
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Aspire #14
Nov 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
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Try the source name as passsword
rohanmathew
Nov 22, 2009 at 7:13 PM
try Dziobas RAR Player to play the file if you have password.IT directly play your rar file.


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hjpotter92
Nov 28, 2009 at 11:30 PM
I had a similar problem, and I had to do some piracy, but it didn't help me to open those RAR files. I tried the Brute attack for them and waited for three days. It hanged the PC and nothing happened.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #18
Dec 1, 2009 at 4:46 PM
I had a similar problem, and I had to do some piracy, but it didn't help me to open those RAR files. I tried the Brute attack for them and waited for three days. It hanged the PC and nothing happened.

:aaargh: I think u dont know that there is no possible way to crack the rar file password...even if u use 3rd party tools then also the success depends truly on passwod length & strong type...this is all coz of probability & permutation combination

some passwords may take years more than the life of earth...:eeksign: