How do i crack open the password protected zip file thats not been had a password configured inside it? [closed]

I’ve recently downloaded a zip file from the hack the box website for cracking it open and I’ve used ida pro for binary search for the password function but that didn’t help, could one of you give me some advice that how could I open that … Continue reading How do i crack open the password protected zip file thats not been had a password configured inside it? [closed]

Can’t crack specific zip file with John on one OS, but manged to do it on another OS [closed]

I’m using John The Ripper for cracking zip archives under Kali Linux and Ubuntu 22 LTS, and it sometimes works, but sometimes doesn’t. When I prepare a zip archive under Windows, it cracks it perfectly, but sometimes there are files that I… Continue reading Can’t crack specific zip file with John on one OS, but manged to do it on another OS [closed]

WinZip AE-2 for small files and AE-1 for larger – how small/how large for each? [closed]

I’m adding password protection/encryption support to a Python package that makes ZIP files (https://github.com/uktrade/stream-zip). I’m opting to not add ZipCrypto support, but instead add WinZip-style AES
From https://www.winzip.com/en/su… Continue reading WinZip AE-2 for small files and AE-1 for larger – how small/how large for each? [closed]

John the Ripper – Zip Password help – Latter half digit command advice

I’m trying to use John to recover some old ZIP files with a password I remember half. One half being a word, the latter half being a mix of four to six digits.
I remember the word, but not the digits after it, what line of code/command can… Continue reading John the Ripper – Zip Password help – Latter half digit command advice