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Old 08-26-2012, 07:56 PM   #1
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Help!! trying to recover zip file password from linux


Hello, i have been trying to recover a zip file password from Linux and i was wondering if FCrackZip is reliable and good thanks
 
Old 08-26-2012, 09:38 PM   #2
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but asking the person who added a password to a "zip" file would be the best way
 
Old 08-26-2012, 11:13 PM   #3
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Yes bu it was us who added the password and we forgot it completely. we don't even know any of the characters and we need a crack that can try out all possible password combinations
 
  


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