How to use ZIP Password Recovery

SmartKey ZIP Password Recovery recovers password-protected ZIP files created with WinZip and PKZip. ZIP Password Recovery provides three types of attack: Brute-force Attack, Brute-force with Mask Attack, Dictionary Attack. Choose a suitable attack type to minimize the search time and enhance password recovery speed. Here are a detailed guide.

• Part 1: How to Recover Lost ZIP Password?
• Part 2: How to Deploy Password Attack Settings?

Part 1: How to Recover Lost ZIP Password?

Download and install ZIP Password Recovery, launch this app and then follow the steps to remove ZIP password.

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Step 1: Import Encrypted ZIP File

Click "Open" to navigate to the folder that contains the ZIP file you need to decrypt. Then load it to the program.

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Step 2: Select an Appropriate Attack Type and Define Settings

According to the clues about the password you can provide, select an attack to recover the lost or forgotten ZIP password and define the attack settings.

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Step 3: Start to Recover ZIP Password

Now click "Start" button to start recovering ZIP password. Within minutes, the password will be recovered successfully and displayed in the File Opening Password Box. Next, just close the box and exit the program, then use this password to access to the target or locked ZIP file.

Part 2: How to Deploy Password Attack Settings?

After attack type selected, you then need to set up attack settings accordingly. For each attack, the settings are different, seen as below:

• Option 1: If you choose "Brute-force Attack", the program will try all possible combinations by default, so no need to define any setting.
• Option 2: If you choose "Brute-force with Mask Attack", you then need to click "Brute-force" on the taskbar. Later you should define the sets such as Min Length, Max Length, Character Set etc. by yourself according to the possible clues about the password you could recall of.

  

• Option 3: If you choose "Dictionary Attack", then click "Dictionary" on the taskbar. This attack is highly recommended. If you use properly, it is the fastest compared with the above two attacks. This attack is intended to seek the possible password based on a dictionary. This dictionary can be the integrated one or the one you provide. The integrated dictionary is a text file listing common character combinations, such as a, ab, 123, 4, AB, etc. that people may frequently use for passwords. You can also create a dictionary by listing your character sets that you frequently use. If so, the seeking scope is largely reduced and it is bound to save time for the process.