Powerful Password Cracking Tool for Windows

hashcat is renowned as the world's fastest password cracker, leveraging the full power of your PC's hardware, particularly the graphics card, to enhance performance. It supports a variety of password cracking methods, including dictionary attacks that utilize extensive word files to match hashes against targeted passwords. Should these fail, users can opt for brute force attacks, which can be tailored with specific parameters, such as password length, for more efficient results. Additionally, association attacks are available, generating passwords based on potential influences in their creation.

Supporting a vast array of encryption algorithms, hashcat can crack passwords from MD5 to AES-256, as well as those protected by popular archive formats like 7-ZIP and WinRAR. It is compatible with graphics cards from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, with NVIDIA's models offering optimal performance. To operate hashcat, users must execute it through the Command Prompt, making it accessible for those looking to verify password strength or recover forgotten credentials.

App specs

  • License

    Free

  • Version

    7.1.2
  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

  • OS

    Windows 11

  • Downloads

    1.1K

    Last month's downloads

    • 175
  • Developer

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hashcat for PC

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Score result: Clean

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