Password - Cracking.zip

A Dictionary Attack was prioritized using common wordlists (e.g., rockyou.txt ), followed by a Brute-Force Attack for complex patterns. 3. Analysis & Results

The protection on Password Cracking.zip was insufficient against automated recovery tools. To improve security for future archives, it is recommended to use: Supported by tools like 7-Zip .

The objective of this investigation was to identify, analyze, and decrypt the protected file Password Cracking.zip . Using standard forensic tools, the password was successfully recovered through a dictionary attack, allowing for the extraction and verification of the internal contents. 1. Evidence Identification Password Cracking.zip Password Cracking.zip

💡 If this is for a lab or CTF (Capture The Flag), check the metadata of the ZIP file using exiftool —sometimes the password or a hint is hidden in the comments!

Utilized zip2john to extract the password hash from the metadata of the ZIP file. A Dictionary Attack was prioritized using common wordlists

List of files found inside (e.g., confidential_data.txt , image.jpg ).

John the Ripper or fcrackzip was used to process the hash. To improve security for future archives, it is

ZIP Archive (Standard/Legacy or AES-256 encryption)