It's like you're a hacker. How to crack an archive with a password

Modern archivers know how to create a password on the archive folder. Downloading such a file on the network, you can not open it until you unzip the archive. If you are in this situation, it's time to learn how to crack the archive for later unpacking the data.

Instructions for how to crack the archive

1. As a rule, you can crack rar files when they are password-protected. How to crack a password-protected archive? With the help of special software.
2. One of the applications for unzipping by password is Advanced RAR Password Recovery. It has enough functionality to search through the possible codes, and you can enter your own character sequence in the dictionary. The program language is Russian or English.
3. The minus of this application is its conditional "free". As soon as the expiration date is over, ADRP will insistently remind you of this.
4. There is also a similar software with similar functions - RAR Password Search 1.02. To work with archives, you need an external unpacker, for example unrar.exe. How to crack the archive with it? The developer's website usually provides detailed instructions, or in the application you can call online help.
5. This application can also be put on pause and then, if necessary, resume work from the current position.
6. Another modern solution is how to crack the self-extracting archive - cRARk 2.3. Cross-platform application that can read passwords to rar files. The program is Russian-language and optimized for the CPU type P-Pro. The help file describes an example of how to crack the archive and sample for training.
7. FZC is a computer program for hacking zip folders. It is based on the mechanism of attack on the dictionary and combined busting with burglary. The application can suspend the work on the user's command, and it is always possible to continue from the last stored position.

How to restore the archive. Working with winrar

Before you crack the archive, you may also experience a situation where the file is corrupted.

An error occurs in the wrong CRC checksum .

Experienced users, when creating an archive, always add a certain percentage of information to restore (3-5%). This feature is available in every modern archiver. Now let's look at ways to restore a corrupted archive.

• If the backup is created in the winrar application, it is recommended to include the option "add information for recovery" in the additional options. To do this, go to the "backup settings" tab of the main module of the program.
• In the same program, if the archive is unpacked, click on the "fix" icon on the toolbar or via the winrar main menu.
• In the recovery settings interface, select the path to which the corrupted content will be extracted.
• Then optionally specify the file type: zip or rar. The process can be started in "silent" mode, if the amount of content takes up a lot of disk space.

Additions and Recommendations

1. To open the corrupted .rar, knowing the path to the file, it is enough to call the "explorer" and its context menu through the right mouse click.
2. After opening the winrar archiver, select "Operations" - "Restore the archive (s)". You will be taken to the window with the settings for repair. A similar result can be obtained through the keyboard combination Alt + R.
3. The task of recovery is very resource-intensive. Therefore, if you plan to move the archiver to the background, set the winrar.exe process to a high priority (via the task manager).
4. During this procedure, disable the anti-virus software and all applications that consume a lot of system resources.
5. Do not download programs to crack the password from sources with a dubious reputation. In packages for installation, unscrupulous webmasters can package a virus or Trojan program.
6. Check each archive copied from the network by an antivirus scanner or on specialized free resources.