CNET Editors' review
This program recovers forgotten passwords for RAR archives. Recovery runs in the background and resumes on the next system start-up. When you have completely forgotten a password, Advanced RAR Password Recovery will run a brute-force attack that applies all possible combinations one by one. In such a case, you can set the minimum and maximum number of characters and the character sets you used (letters, numbers, and non-English characters). If you recall part of the password, you can restrict the search area with a mask such as m***l. If you have used a meaningful word for your password, the dictionary attack helps. You can plug in external dictionaries and check all possible lowercase and uppercase combinations. To decrease recovery time, the program optimizes its code for each type of processor. The trial version limits recovery to three-letter combinations, which doesn't give you the opportunity to fully evaluate performance. If you've forgotten the password for an important archived document, however, Advanced RAR Password Recovery may save you.
Publisher's Description
From ElcomSoft:
Advanced RAR Password Recovery recovers lost or forgotten passwords for RAR/WinRAR archives. It supports the customizable brute-force and dictionary-based attacks. A multilingual interface is provided.
Version 1.52 features a new setup program (digitally signed), improved help file (in HTML Help format) and a few cosmetic changes.
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All versions:
1.9 starsout of 9 votes
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Current version:
2.1 starsout of 7 votes
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"didn't work at all."
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
none whatsoever
Cons
pretty much how i would describe the software would be a "con"
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"Slow But effective"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
Effective
ReliableCons
Slow
Not freewareSummary
I don't understand why this isn't free?
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"Very good, but doesn't defy space/time to give answer"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
It allows for user input to narrow search
Cons
This would be nice if it used rainbow tables.
Summary
Very useful if there are a large group of possibilities which doesn't exceed you're IQ in bits. Due to the nature of vast possibility, and related improbability, if you are a user who searches for a 10 character password with all alpha + numeric + symbols, you are in for a very long wait, but for the good of humanity if learning is not active, you may wait until it is finished.
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"it's slower than 286 pc's"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
this program has a simple interface and yet easy to use
Cons
dispite the simple interface and easy to use this program was slower than a turtle, it takes years to crack a password ( even with dual core CPU ).
Man, **** happens...
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"THE MOST DRAN FUTILE SOFTWARE EVER!!! I SWEAR!!!!"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
COMPANY'S WAY OF MAKING MONEY [ $30 ] FOR A DARN INEFFECTUAL SOFTWARE!!!
Cons
TAKES AROUND 5 HOURS SEARCHING FOR A 10 LETTERS LONG WORD AND GUESS WHAT AFTER 5 LONG HOUR THIS PIECE OF f@$#%#& S$%T... COMES OUT WITH NOTHING MENTIONING "NO PASSWORD FOUND" PLEASE!! WHOEVER READS THIS I SUGGEST YOU TO
"NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS SOFTWARE..." Pls don waste your time with this!!!
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"its easy to use"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
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"Why does CNet have a 4star rating on this software?"
Version: Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.52
Pros
I simply do not understand why CNet has such a good rating on such a crap software?
