CNET Editors' review
WirelessKeyView's simple-looking interface belies its utility. The main feature lets you view the passwords your Wi-Fi manager has stored, but it offers more than just that. The spreadsheet-style main window shows the properties on any stored network name. Users can view not just the ASCII password, but also the Hex key, the adapter type, and the adapter GUID. If you want to copy any of the information, hit ALT Enter to open a properties window that displays it all in editable text fields.
Besides offering copy and search functions, WirelessKeyView also crams in an HTML report feature for either selected networks or the entire database. All in all, it's a great little app for revealing some of the hidden mysteries of the Wi-Fi signals you're using.
Publisher's Description
From NirSoft Freeware:
WirelessKeyView recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by the Wireless Zero Configuration service of Windows XP. It allows you to easily save all keys to text/html/xml file, or copy a single key to the clipboard.
What's new in this version: Version 1.36 fixed bug on Windows 7/2008/Vista where WirelessKeyView truncated the key after 32 characters.
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All versions:
3.2 starsout of 56 votes
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Current version:
2.5 starsout of 8 votes
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"Not a virus... Perfect program!"
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
This program is simple and very easy to use. The ability to export or save the information is very helpful too.
Cons
Some anti-virus software may detect this as a trojan but it is not. What it displays is known as a "false positive." AVG is notorious for them and that's why I only use Avast! or Kaspersky.
Summary
This little program does exactly what it's supposed to do. I tested it out on my system and it brought up my wireless password without a problem. Now the next time I'm at a friend's and they don't remember their wireless login I can easily view the information without resetting any of their settings.
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"My Ad-Aware identified this as having a trojan."
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
It was quarantined by my Ad-Aware.
Cons
There is nothing more to say than I said in #3
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"Works Great - Does what it says it will do."
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
Don't be freaked out by the panic-mongering people who don't understand how this program works and who are regurgitating back the fact that their antivirus flagged it as a virus or malware. The high rating reviewers here are telling the truth: it gets flagged by your antivirus software because it is a hacking tool; it has to be to work, that's what you want. Think about it, you lost your WPA key. You need a hack to recover it. Do your research. Read the website of the guy who wrote the program. (Cited by c|net, above, www.nirsoft.net)
Cons
None, once you get past the scary comments from sheeple reviewers. (Baa! baa! "My antivirus scared me, and I don't have any common sense." Baa! baa!)
Summary
This thing was easy, and it worked as advertised. I have no idea what the earlier review, the guy who said it was "crapware", wanted it to do, or why he said it was not user friendly. It was the easiest thing I did all day on a damned computer and it saved my butt after discovering that our prior IT guy thought he was just going to "remember" the key, instead of writing it down.
One other thought, if you really want to be anally safe about it, try this: If you have an old hard drive sitting in a junk draw or closet that was once linked to your WAN, put that back in your system, boot up off of that, then download the program to that drive and get the key. Then, copy and paste the hex key to a Notepad file, and save it to a flash drive. Re-swap the hard drives, throw the old drive back in the bottom of the closet, where it can't hurt you. Cut and paste just the hex key to the new system when it asks, and you're in like flint. No executable on your new system or hard drive, and no chance the big scary "trojan" can hurt you. -
"WORKS GREAT"
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
Its NOT a virus. its considered a hacking tool so your virus scan will think that it is malicious, Which is debatable depending on who you ask but it Will not infect your PC
Cons
Need to turn anti virus to run, NOT A VIRUS
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"its infected with a virus"
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
its a known virus
Cons
cnet is now run by lazy people who think they are teches. HOW DID A VIRUS EXE GET ON YOUR DOWNLOAD LIST?!?!?!?!?
Summary
cnet a once trusted source for virus free software is now like yahoo and fox news, not really what it pretends to be.
why doesnt cnet have a REPORT THIS button any more??
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"Crapware - don't waste your time."
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
Nothing - it's crap.
Cons
- User unfriendly.
- Didn't display any useful information.
- Uninstalled this $hit straightawaySummary
It may or may not work if you are willing to play with it for hours.
I just can't spend that much time to clean-up some other developer's CRAPWARE.
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"Trojan Horse Detected (Generic24.COLV)"
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
Did not have a chance to try.
Cons
AVG detected a trojan horse named Generic24.COLV
Summary
Do not use; it's infected.
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"Do NOT download it!!"
Version: WirelessKeyView 1.36
Pros
None , did not try because of "Cons"
Cons
Detected as a virus by 20/43 antiviruses on virustotal like bitdefender, norton, avg, mcaffee...
Summary
Don't download it because it is not safe , it's a virus.
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