[bmurph25]

I know this is the lounge, I am not sure where to post this. I lost the password to 2 7zip files that I need if there's a way to recover them.
I have tried to use hashcat and have no luck. I could be doing something wrong but there's not much help on their forums. I think I know part of the password but I am not sure.

The files have personal info in them that I could really use. The password is between 8 and 12 chars.

Am I just wasting my time looking for a way?

[StreetSquirrel]

Have you clicked forgot password? 😏

[CyberStrike]

I know this is the lounge, I am not sure where to post this. I lost the password to 2 7zip files that I need if there's a way to recover them.
I have tried to use hashcat and have no luck. I could be doing something wrong but there's not much help on their forums. I think I know part of the password but I am not sure.

The files have personal info in them that I could really use. The password is between 8 and 12 chars.

Am I just wasting my time looking for a way?

hashcat/john are what I would recommend, generally this is what I would do :

1) create list of possible passwords (misspell them hit keys around assume a mistake occurred when inputting the password)
2) Using Rules (This may have to happen)

Unfortunately this isn't like an encrypted payload/stub/RAT so that password is not going to be extracted from memory, instead without the password no decryption will occur. So cracking is a good bet, there are some side channel attacks but I am sure 1/4 of a billion years it's the same end result you won't be able to use it still, as we and our great x8 grand children will be dead as well.

[Absołute]

Hello guys!
I have the same problem! I lost my password and it contains a lot of wallet files!
Any chance bypassing it or only way is cracking? ^^

[CrystalFlare]

i think Brute forcing is the only solution, i'm not sure tho good luck hope you fix this ASAP

[bmurph25]

hashcat/john are what I would recommend, generally this is what I would do :

1) create list of possible passwords (misspell them hit keys around assume a mistake occurred when inputting the password)
2) Using Rules (This may have to happen)

Unfortunately this isn't like an encrypted payload/stub/RAT so that password is not going to be extracted from memory, instead without the password no decryption will occur. So cracking is a good bet, there are some side channel attacks but I am sure 1/4 of a billion years it's the same end result you won't be able to use it still, as we and our great x8 grand children will be dead as well.

Thx! I'm working on trying hashcat again, I'm getting a little stuck on how to do the rules. any tips on what I should try?