I'm just an idiot and I need all the help I can get

I have this program called Sifeu. I use it to encrypt and decrypt files that I have that I don't want anyone to see.
The problem is I thought I'd be smart and put a crazy password that no one would ever guess and I freakin forgot it. I tried all the different ones I use for various accounts but none have worked. :(
After all that I've been trying to find pass crackers and such to brute force the password that I have but I don't understand how to use any of them. :confused:
I can assure you guys that finding this password is completely legal because it is information on my own computer and I have all the time in the world to decrypt them.
If anyone has any suggestions i'd really appreciate it.

I used a blowfish algorithm to encrypt the file and SHA-1 hash algorithm to encrypt the password.
THANKS GUYS! :D

Silentspies

You know, it is really hard to earn out trust through these forums alone. You could really have the problem, or you could be doing something illegal and malicious. I, myself, don't know how, I am jsut saying that even if I did, I probably still wouldn't tell you. Not flaming you or anything, it is just there are lots of bad people out there.

Plus a lot of the information you're looking for is probably already available elsewhere on AO. Do a thread search and you'll find tons of stuff on password-related topics.

Here's an idea. Contact the developers and ask them for thier password recovery utility (if one even exists). This is a freeware tool so don't expect too much in the way of speedy support.

[email protected]


This is the e-mail address for general use and bug reporting issues.

--Th13

if you know where the password is stored and the resulting string after hash you can still try to brute force it. However, it will take a long, long, long, time.
question: why you stored password hashed? have no sense for me.... (why store the password anyway...)

Is it just me, or does summer always bring a lot of skiddies in here trying to social engineer us?

Heh. Summer man. Do you really think we will actually get outside and do something social like or constructive? Jesus, what do you think we are, tanned young healthy people with lives? NO! God...Nothing wrong with being all pasty looking, while downloading stuff off Kazaa, and posting on security sites so you can break into your friend's files and steal their games and stuff. hehehehe....

And as a tip, although funyn at times, degrading yourself in the subject will not get you more help. All it does is make it look like you're trying to get us to feel sorry for you and tell you how to crack an encypted password.
But yes the best way to recover your lost password would be to call the tech support for the product.

Honestly it's hard to tell if this is ligit or not, but if we're assuming this, may I humbly suggest this to my fellow AO members:

Instead of posting "don't do that" messages, how about we just don't respond to these kind of threads when we disapprove of them? A lot of these guys are posting just to get us to flame incessantly, and it works like a charm every single time. This is one problem that actually will go away if you ignore it. If the guy has bad intentions, gets one or two responses if that much, he'll get bored and give up. But as long as we keep responding, these threads will continue to pop up, as they are on a daily basis now.

To the thread starter: If you are ligit, don't take it personally. It's just that most people aren't.

but its fun to respond to these threads :)

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Heh. Summer man. Do you really think we will actually get outside and do something social like or constructive? Jesus, what do you think we are, tanned young healthy people with lives? NO! God...Nothing wrong with being all pasty looking, while downloading stuff off Kazaa, and posting on security sites so you can break into your friend's files and steal their games and stuff. hehehehe....

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Uhh, are you okay? No, seriously.. Are you?

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Originally posted here by Spyder32
Uhh, are you okay? No, seriously.. Are you?

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That visualization reminds me of that chick from the Ring. White, pasty, and malicious. Long hair (not that there's anything WRONG with that...), and constantly exploiting people's electronic equipment for her own pleasure...

METAPHOR POWERS, ACTIVATE!

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And who are you agian? Anyways who cares about illegal and malicious acts... arent we all forgeting that peaple like |The|Specialist hang around this pile of crap we all call AO. XTC46, read my sig... I degrade myself just by posting & also anyone who cares what I have to say in the process.

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And who are you to call AO a pile of crap? Sorry its degrating to you to help someone out....hopefully they wont feel the same when you need help. BTW I care about the illegal and Malicious acts.....

Keep being an *******...kinda funny....entertaining. All Forum boards need an *******...just to spice things up a bit...

Somebody close this thread...it's going nowhere really, really fast.

no i'm not pissed at all...Its not worth it for me to be upset over you lol....pathetic.

If AO is crap to you, perhaps *******s like you are bringing its quality down?

I don't see you helping....If you feel they are bringing the quality down...why dont you do something about it? Everyone needs to do their little bit to keep the quality up...

Cybr1d, I agree with you and am with you in this little "argument" but a mod/admin clearly need's to close this thread as a petty argument bring's down the quality of thread's :D (and this thread look's about as dead as it'll get ;)).

Actually, I am fine. Just kidding around and trying to get a little laugh, or chuckle here and there. *shrug* Oh well.

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Originally posted here by Cpt. Commander
Heh. Summer man. Do you really think we will actually get outside and do something social like or constructive? Jesus, what do you think we are, tanned young healthy people with lives? NO! God...Nothing wrong with being all pasty looking, while downloading stuff off Kazaa, and posting on security sites so you can break into your friend's files and steal their games and stuff. hehehehe....

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Sounds like a post from the old pZargs... Don't you remember why you got banned last time. Try posting something more useful.

Hmmm,

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and constantly exploiting people's electronic equipment for her own pleasure

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Hah!................so that is what has been running down the battery in my cellphone? :D

Summer:

My honest answer is that I have not got a clue, I would need the machine and several days to play with it?

You have been given some positive advice, but to be perfectly and brutally honest, if it were that easy, why did you do it in the first place?...........like what is the point of a lock on a house, if it only lets you lock yourself out, and any burglar can get in?

In future, might I suggest that you write your passwords down, and keep them in a safe place? It IS NOT a security risk if you keep them safe?

Have you considered alternative security methods such as removable hard drives?

All I can positively say, is that if this is industrial strength security software and you have used a strong password, you might as well forget it unless you have resources like the FBI, CIA or Secret Service?

just my thoughts

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Originally posted here by Cybr1d
Is it just me, or does summer always bring a lot of skiddies in here trying to social engineer us?

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What makes you think you're anything, anyone would want to "social engineer?" Do you have some vast amount of knowlege on tap that all the "skiddies" are drooling for? I doub't it. People like you that are so wrapped up in themselves; that they cannot even answer, what may be a legitimate question; do more harm than any 10 "skiddies" with password crackers combined.

You don't know the answer so you act as if you do, yet you're too high and might to let that PUBLIC knowlege out. F.O.A.D

Use a data recovery app. The original info will still be there. Unless you have over written it.
The info you want was once on your comp. You then incrypted it. (a new file would have been created)

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What makes you think you're anything, anyone would want to "social engineer?" Do you have some vast amount of knowlege on tap that all the "skiddies" are drooling for? I doub't it. People like you that are so wrapped up in themselves; that they cannot even answer, what may be a legitimate question; do more harm than any 10 "skiddies" with password crackers combined.

You don't know the answer so you act as if you do, yet you're too high and might to let that PUBLIC knowlege out. F.O.A.D

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Sweetheart, I said "US"....trust me...i dont feel special enough to be social engineered ;)

BTW....i have a solution for him/her, but I do not want to share with him/her for the simple fact that he hasn't shown adequate proof that he wants to use this knowledge for a good reason...

I'm not here to teach kids how to crack...i'm here to learn the most I can about security and help whenever I can. You wanna show him how to crack the password....go right ahead, but if you could, please do it using the PM system.

Its his/her dumb ****ing fault for messing with something he/she has no clue about. Now what on earth would he/she have on his computer that he/she needs to encrypt? If he/she wants to protect something on his/her computer...he/she should start with a firewall.


cheers


hey, cute picture in your profile...I think I know you from somewhere....Been around Boston lately?

Apparently we do not all believe in 'defense in depth'.

The person in question understood what they did, they just forgot the password they used. Simple noob mistake, most of us have made it at one time or another.

TheHorse13's response will probably be the most useful, however I have a feeling that in the end you will probably have to cut your losses and just chalk it up to a learning experience. If you have the time and resources a check of google will probably give you the tools you need to do what you like. I'd recommend doing some reading.

Well, engineering or not, has any one noticed this guy hasn't resonded to our three pages worth of questioning his ligitimacy? :D I think it's a moot point now. We're shooting a fly with a bazooka.

And the profile pic is cute, you must be a real nut. You'll fit in fine. :D

But I don't think there's much more we can do with this sad little thread...