Overview

Zip Cracker is a powerful, modern, and efficient tool for cracking password-protected ZIP files. Utilizing Rust's performance capabilities and parallel computing, this tool provides a fast and convenient solution for recovering lost or forgotten passwords for encrypted ZIP files. The program supports both dictionary-based and brute-force attacks.

Features

• Multithreaded password cracking for maximum performance
• Dictionary-based attack using custom wordlists
• Brute-force attack with adjustable character sets and lengths
• Progress bar for real-time updates on cracking progress

Installation

Manual Installation (Recommended)

You can download the precompiled binaries from the Releases page.

Quick Install

Linux/macOS

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fresh-milkshake/zip-cracker/master/scripts/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fresh-milkshake/zip-cracker/master/scripts/install.ps1" -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression

Usage

Zip Cracker provides an easy-to-use command-line interface for cracking password-protected ZIP files. Here's a quick overview of how to use the tool:

1. Dictionary-based attack:

   zip-cracker /path/to/encrypted.zip -d /path/to/dictionary.txt

2. Brute-force attack:

   zip-cracker /path/to/encrypted.zip -g

3. Display help:

   $ zip-cracker --help
   
   Zip Bruteforce
   
   USAGE:
       main.exe [OPTIONS] <FILE>
   
   ARGS:
       <FILE>    The zip file to bruteforce
   
   OPTIONS:
       -d, --dict <FILE>    Path to the dictionary to use for bruteforce
       -g, --generate       Use brute-force generation
       -h, --help           Print help information
       -v, --verbose        Prints more information

Building from Source

To build Zip Cracker from source, follow these steps:

1. Install Rust using rustup:

   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/fresh-milkshake/zip-cracker

3. Change to the project directory:

   cd zip-cracker

4. Build the project:

   cargo build --release

5. The compiled binary can be found in target/release/zip-cracker.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Please see the LICENSE file for more information.

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