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NirSoft Web site provides free password recovery tools for variety of Windows programs,including Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Dialup entries of Windows,Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, and more...
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If you want to download a package of all Windows password recovery tools in one zip file, click here.The password to extract the files is nirsoft123! (Click the password to copy it to the clipboard)
- These days I found a very beautifull python script that just prints the google chrome usernames and passwords that are stored on your machine. In simple terms the script is self explanatory and goes to.
- Password Revealer(only 65 kB - Windows 95/98/Me/NT) is a utility that can show you most passwords that are typed in a password edit box (those that hide the password and show asterisks instead). Bring the password box on the screen, run Password Revealer, and click the button to reveal the.
Be aware that some Antivirus programs might detect that these password recovery tools are infected with Virus/Trojan.All these Trojan/virus alerts are 'False Positive' issues. Click here to read more about false alerts in Antivirus programs
As you may know, I removed the command-line options that exports the passwords to a file from all major password-recovery tools.You can find the reason for removing the command-line options in this Blog post.If you need to use the command-line options of these password-recovery tools (For legal purposes only !!), you can download a package of all majorpassword-recovery tools with command-line support, by following the instructions below:
- Click this download link.
- Enter 'download' as the user name, and 'nirsoft123!' as the password.
- After downloading the package, extract the files from it using the following password: nirsoft123!
If you want to get more information about the locations in the Registry or in the file system that the passwords are stored, you can read this: Password Storage Locations For Popular Windows Applications.
The following table describes the most popular password recovery utilities for Windows in NirSoft Web site:Dialupass | Password recovery tool that reveals all passwords stored in dial-up entries of Windows. (Internet and VPN connections) This tool works in all versions of Windows,including Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows 8, and Windows 10. |
Network Password Recovery | Recover network shares passwords stored by Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2003/2008. |
CredentialsFileView | CredentialsFileView is a simple tool for Windows that decrypts and displays the passwords and other data stored inside Credentials files of Windows. You can use it to decrypt the Credentials data of your currently running system, as well as the Credentials data stored on external hard drive. |
EncryptedRegView | EncryptedRegView is a tool for Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP that scans the Registry of your current running system or the Registry of external hard drive you choose and searches for data encrypted with DPAPI (Data Protection API). When it finds encrypted data in the Registry, it tries to decrypt it and displays the decrypted data in the main window of EncryptedRegView. With this tool, you may find passwords and other secret data stored in the Registry by Microsoft products as well as by 3-party products. |
PstPassword | Recovers lost password of Outlook PST file. |
ChromePass | ChromePass is a small password recovery tool for Windows that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Google Chrome Web browser. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Origin URL, Action URL, User Name Field, Password Field, User Name, Password, and Created Time. You can select one or more items and then save them into text/html/xml file or copy them to the clipboard. |
OperaPassView | OperaPassView is a small password recovery tool that decrypts the content of the Opera Web browser password file (wand.dat) and displays the list of all Web site passwords stored in this file. You can easily select one or more passwords in the OperaPassView window, and then copy the passwords list to the clipboard and save it into text/html/csv/xml file. |
MessenPass | Recovers the passwords of most popular Instant Messenger programs in Windows:MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger provided with Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM. |
VNCPassView | VNCPassView is a small Windows utility that recover the passwords stored by the VNC tool. It can recover 2 of passwords: password stored for the current logged-on user (HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the Registry), and password stored for the all users. |
Slacking on password security can have horrific consequences. Even so, it's easy to lose track of how many are vulnerable. With just a couple of files, you can steal passwords from nearly everywhere they're stored on a victim's Windows PC, including your own, just to see how secure they really are.
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Read more Plug in your USB drive, and create a folder titled 'Utilities'. Then, download the following zip files (not the self-install executables) from the NirSoft Password Recovery Utilities page onto the thumb drive and—after extracting the files—place all of the .exe files in the Utilities folder:
- MessenPass
- Mail PassView
- Protected Storage PassView
- Dialupass
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Each of these executable files recovers passwords from a specific place on the computer. For example, WirelessKeyView.exe pulls your wireless key, and WebBrowserPassView.exe grabs all of the passwords stored in your browsers. If you want to see what each one does in detail, check the NirSoft page linked above. If you see any other password recovery tools you want to try out, download them as well, but what we have here is a good starting point.
Step Two: Automate the Tools to Work With One Click (XP and Vista Only)
Next, we're going to set up a script that runs all these utilities at once—allowing you to grab a giant cache of stored passwords in one click (though it only works properly on Windows XP and Vista, so if you're only using this on Windows 7 and above, you can skip this step). Open your text editor, and for each file you downloaded, write this line of code in one text file:
Replace 'filename' with the name of the executable you just downloaded, including the file extension. When you replace 'filename' after the slash, you will change the .exe to a .txt file extension. This is the password log the executable will create for you to see. A finished script should look like this:
Once you're done writing the script, save the file as Launch.bat in the Utilities folder you created.
Step Three: Test Your New Password Stealer
Now you will be able to recover the usernames and passwords from each of these programs. They will create detailed logs that show you the password, username, and source (like the Network name or website URL), which is all you really need to do damage. There's also the date the password was created, password strength, and other information depending on the program. Here's how to test your new password stealer to see how many passwords you've left vulnerable on your PC.
XP and Vista: Run the Script
Click the launch.bat file you just made to launch it. The password logs will appear in the Utilities folder as .txt files alongside the original executables. Each will have the same name as the .exe file they're sourced from. For example: the ChromePass.exe file will have a ChromePass.txt file that houses all of the recovered passwords and usernames. All you have to do is open the .txt files, and you'll see all your passwords.
Windows 7 and Above: Run Each Password Recovery App Individually
If you use Windows 7 or above, the script won't work for many of the apps, so you'll need to open them up individually. Double-click on each program and the list of passwords will pop up in a window. Select all that you want to save, and go to the File menu, and save the log as a .txt file in the original Utilities folder you created on your flash drive.
Use these logs to see for yourself how many passwords you've left vulnerable on your system. It's remarkably easy to find and take them!
Step Four: Protect Yourself
Now that you know how vulnerable your information is, get serious about protecting yourself. Take these precautions:
- If your computer has autorun enabled, disable it. It only takes a couple more lines of code to set the .bat file to launch automatically when the flash drive is plugged in, without the user even seeing what's happening.
- Take measures like not allowing your browser to remember your passwords, or at least the important ones like mobile banking. Instead, use password managers with encryption like LastPass or another good password manager to store all of your passwords securely and out of harm's way.
- Use two-factor authentication every chance you get. There are tons of ways for hackers to get your information if they want to. The second factor—something you have—could be what saves you in the end.
- The obvious: always maintain physical control of your computer whenever possible. Never leave your PC unattended with anyone else, especially someone who's using a USB flash drive. In fact, it wouldn't hurt to offer to do the work yourself as often as possible when a friend asks if they can use your computer.
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