Fastest, tested, mostly free password recovery software with benchmarks and review
Operational Systems → Windows 95/98/ME password recovery
Overview of Windows 95/98/ME password protection:
The first versions of Windows 95 used to have a notorious vulnerability – repeated usage of keystream, which made it possible to find any passwords instantly. Starting from version OSR2, encryption system of Windows was fundamentally revised. After that it became possible to use brute-force only, though with high speed.
File extensions: pwl Windows 95/98/ME crypto algorithms: RC4, MD5 Windows 95/98/ME encryption weakness: Human factor Possible attacks against Windows 95/98/ME: brute-force, dictionary Attacks complexity: 2128
Description: A GUI program to recover all types of Windows passwords: logon password (when user is logged on and has Admin privileges), screensaver password, .NET Passport password, RAS and dial-up passwords, passwords to shared resources, SYSKEY startup password, passwords stored in cached credentials, Wireless (WEP and WPA-PSK) encryption keys etc. The program also shows all users and groups (with their properties), allows to run any programs in other user"s context, show password
history hashes, read password hashes from SAM and SYSTEM files, read Protected Storage records, decrypt Windows scripts, reveal passwords hidden under the asterisks, enable disabled controls, and run brute-force and dictionary attacks on PWL files (Windows 9x). Finally, it shows product IDs and CD keys for Windows, Microsoft Office and other Microsoft software installed.
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