Text Box Asterisks
Password Recovery Freeware
Name - AsterWin 1.10
Download URL - asterwin.html
Developer - Nir Sofer
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File Size - 5.20 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - FAT16/32/NTFS
Developer Provided Description - "This utility reveals the passwords stored behind the asterisks ('***') in standard password text-boxes. It supports the following operating systems: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP . Known Limitations: This utility works fine with most password text-boxes, but there are some applications that don't store the password behind the asterisks, in order to increase their security. In such cases, AsterWin will not be able to reveal the password. The following applications and OS components don't store the password behind the asterisks: Netscape 6.x (Passwords in the Web page), Dialup and network passwords in Windows 2000 and Windows NT/2000/XP user management tools."
Comment - Worked great with WS_FTP in XP Pro.
Name - Unmask 1.0
Download URL - http://www.zipcure.com/files/unmask.zip
Developer - Dmitry Yakimov
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File Size - 5 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - FAT16/32/NTFS
Developer Provided Description - "Unmask will help you to unmask hidden passwords in the edit fields."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - Protected Storage PassView1.1
Download URL - http://www.snapfiles.com/php/download.php?id=105190
Developer - Nir Sofer
OS - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
File Size - 28 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
Description - Protected Storage PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. The passwords are revealed by reading the information from the Protected Storage. These include all email and web site passwords where you chose "remember password" (not cookie passwords) as well as auto-complete passwords. This utility can only show the passwords of the current logged-on user. it cannot reveal the passwords of other users. Allows you to see all the passwords IE has stored if you agreed to the auto-login feature. Also allows you to quickly see the passwords for logging into POP accounts stored in Outlook Express. Very useful.
Comment - Excellent. Very illuminating from a security perspective. Your stored Website passwords are in plain view with this software.
Name - 123 Password Recovery3.01
Download URL - http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/123pwdrec_setup.exe
Developer - iOpus Software GmbH
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000
File Size - 170 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Windows 9X and NT systems
Developer Provided Description - "Most applications allow you to store their passwords, such as the password of your dial-in ISP, the password of your email client or FTP tool. Once the password is stored, it is hidden under a row of ***** asterisks and can not be read by you again, e. g. in the case you forget your password. Now, this nifty utility allows you to read any of your passwords that are covered by the asterisks by simply dragging the 007 special cursor over such a password field. Once the 007 cursor is on top of a ***** password field, the 007 Password Recovery utility displays the password instantly on its screen. Won't reveal password in Win 2000/XP dialer."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - ShowPass
Download URL - ShowPass.exe ShowPass.zip
Developer - Max2K.com
OS - Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File Size - 257 KB (exe file), 196 (zip file)
Supported Software Versions or File Systems -
Developer Provided Description - "Description: Helps you to see a password **** like "pass".
Simply drag the button over the password field.
Important: It may not work on some programs (e.g. IE 6,OE 6) especially on WinXP where the password field is like "
Comment - For the reason mentioned in the description, this program Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - Password Reveal
Download URL - pswrvl10.zip
Developer - Camtech 2000
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
File Size - 358 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - FAT16?/32/NTFS
Developer Provided Description - "Programs that remember our passwords are pretty handy. The Window opens showing the asterisks (****) covering the password, we click Ok and we're in. But what happens if we forget that password and need it again for something. We either didn't write it down or forgot where it was written. That's where Password Reveal comes in. Grab the target icon with the mouse button, drop it on the password box and it uncovers the password. Password Reveal works on programs, not Web Pages."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - PWReveal
Download URL - pwreveal.zip
Developer - Diamond Computer Systems Pty. Ltd.
OS - Windows 9X/Perhaps some 2000 edit boxes/XP?
File Size - 10.3 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - ?
Developer Provided Description - "Allows you to see the passwords behind most PassChar-protected text\editboxes in memory (allowing you to see behind the "*****" fields). There is also a stay-resident option, and a patch option that can actually remove the PassChar protection from such password-protecting boxes on the fly."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine. Command line tool.
Name - PassDump
Download URL - passdump.zip
Developer - Diamond Computer Systems Pty. Ltd.
OS - Windows 9X/Perhaps some 2000 edit boxes/XP?
File Size - 5.93 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - ?
Developer Provided Description - "PassDump is similar to (and based on) PWReveal, but with just one goal - PassDump simply dumps to the console the text from any PassChar-protected textboxes that it can find."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine. Command line tool.
Name - PasswordsPro
Download URL - passwordspro.zip
Developer - Inside Pro
OS - All Windows versions
File Size - 122 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - All?
Developer Provided Description - "PasswordsPro program is designed to recover users' passwords and comprises several special tools to recover, generate and store passwords..
Recovery of hidden passwords
This tool is to recover the passwords hidden by asterisks in the following objects: standard Windows textual field to enter the passwords (EditBox), TEdit, TDBEdit and TMaskEdit, and works under all OS Windows. "
Comment - Scary. Click on the yellow triangle, open the window that has the hidden password and it turns to plain text. Especially seems to work if you click on the field with the password. The class of window you are looking for is "Edit." Worked with WS_FTP.
Name - Password-Viewer
Download URL - pwd_view.zip
Developer - Martin Seelhofer
OS - Win9x, partial XP-support (depends on the application)
File Size - 29.1 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - ?
Developer Provided Description - "Simple utility to view passwords shown in asterisks (***)."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - Pass Unleash
Download URL - http://www.soft-central.net/startdld.php?app=3
Developer - Soft-Central
OS - Windows XP and probably earlier versions.
File Size - 165 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - ?
Developer Provided Description - "Most applications under Windows allow you to store their passwords. Examples are the passwords of ISP's, the password of your email client or FTP tool. Once the password is stored, it is hidden under a row of "***" asterisks and cannot be read again.
Now, this nifty utility allows you to read any of your passwords that are covered by the asterisks by simply dragging a cursor over such a password field. Once the cursor is on top of a "***" password field, SC-PassUnleash instantly displays the password in readable text on screen."
Comment - Worked great with WS_FTP in XP Pro.
Name - Kernel Password Unmask 1.0
Download URL - Free Download - Kernel Password Unmask
Developer - Nucleus Technologies.com
OS - Windows (which versions?)
File Size - 100 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - ?
Developer Provided Description - "This wonderful little utility unmasks and reveals the password hidden behind asterisks (***** characters). It successfully reveals the password of FTP Client software like CuteFTP, FlashFXP, SmartFTP etc. Open Kernel Password Unmask Software and then open the window having password in asterisk form, as you open the password window the password automatically reveals al hidden behind asterisks."
Comment - Didn't work with my test case, the passwords stored in my FTP accounts in WS_FTP on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine.
Name - StarPW Revealer1.0
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - http://www.snapfiles.com/php/download.php?id=103270
Developer - AmirBehzad ESLAMI
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/NT (XP support is limited to Outlook Express Passwords)
File Size - 128 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - FAT16/32
Developer Provided Description - " Windows 9X and NT systems allow a convenient storage of frequently used passwords, such as the password of your dial-in ISP or FTP connection. However, since you no longer enter the saved password manually, you tend to forget them. What are you to do when you need to know one of the saved passwords? The password is staring right at you, but is hiding behind a row of ******** asterisks..StarPW Revealer allows you to reclaim your password. StarPW Revealer's Features Spwr runs and works under all 32-bit versions of Micro$oft Windows 95/98/ME/NT (except 2000/XP ). Spwr is able to reveal saved-passwords in the "Outlook Express", even under Windows XP!! Spwr automatically copies the revealed password to the clipboard. Spwr is Freeware and Open Source."
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - ShoWin
Download URL - Visit: http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=
/resources/proddesc/forensic-toolkit.htm
Developer - Foundstone Inc.
OS - All Windows?
File Size - 8.89 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - FAT 16?/32/NTFS
Developer Provided Description - "ShoWin displays useful information about Windows by dragging a cursor over them.
Perhaps one of the most popular uses of this program is to display hidden password edit box fields (text behind the asterisks *****). This will work in many programs although Microsoft have changed the way things work in some of their applications, most notably MS Office products and Windows 2000. ShoWin will not work in these cases. Neither will it work for password entry boxes on web pages, at least with most web browsers.
Additional features include the ability to enable Windows that have been disabled, unhide hidden Windows (try the program with the include invisibles option set and see how many Windows you have on your desktop that you didn't know about!) and force Windows to stay on top or be placed below others."
Comment - I'm not sure exactly how you see the passwords, except perhaps by checking the "include Invisibles" and "Hide/Show" (Under the Right Click Section) Window to make visible invisible Windows.
Name - Download Free Password Unmask Utility - Reveal hidden behind asterisks - Unmask FTP Client Passwords
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - Kernel Password Unmask 1.0
Developer - Nucleus Technologies
OS - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File Size - 100 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Kernel Password Unmask 1.0 shows and unmasks password of any Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP application or program. This wonderful little utility unmasks and reveals the password hidden behind asterisks (***** characters). It successfully reveals the password of FTP Client software like CuteFTP, FlashFXP, SmartFTP etc.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - ED Company
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - ED Company
Developer - ED Company
OS - Not Specified
File Size - Varies upon application
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Some of the programs listed are CCFILES, GetPass, etc.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - Password_Reveal
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - Password_Reveal
Developer - Camtech 2000
OS - Windows 95/98/XP/NT/2000/ME
File Size - 381 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Programs that remember our passwords are pretty handy. The Window opens showing the asterisks (****) covering the password, we click Ok and we're in. But what happens if we forget that password and need it again for something. We either didn't write it down or forgot where it was written. That's where Password Reveal comes in. Grab the target icon with the mouse button, drop it on the password box and it uncovers the password. Password Reveal works on programs, not Web Pages.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - Many Free Password Crackers
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - Many Free Password Crackers
Developer - Not Specified
OS - Windows
File Size - Varies upon application
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Various utilities listed are Pass Unleash, PocketKnifePeek, DiskCleaner, etc.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - PWReveal - Star Password Remover
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - PWReveal - Star Password Remover
Developer - DiamondCS
OS - Windows
File Size - Varies upon application
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Various utilities listed are OpenPorts, CmdLine, HTTP Get, etc.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - Screensaver Password Decrypter
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - Screensaver Password Decrypter
Developer - Lukemurphey
OS - Windows
File Size - 8.6 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - This application recovers the screensaver password on Windows 9X systems and writes the password to the floppy drive such that the password can be recovered by launching the application via autorun. Windows NT uses a more secure method thus this application is not useful for newer systems anymore.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - DialPWD 1.0 - Total Commander
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - DialPWD 1.0 - Total Commander
Developer - Sergey Kostyuk
OS - Windows 95,98,ME
File Size - 10 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - This plugin shows cached passwords using standard (but undocumented). Windows API functions on local machine for current user (user must be logged in).
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - ListSoft Star Password Revealer
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - ListSoft Star Password Revealer
Developer - Listsoft.com
OS - Not Specified
File Size - 17 KB
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - A tool to recover (crack) passwords hidden under in ***** symbols in various Windows boxes. Might be useful to refresh some memory about the passwords you have set..
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - ShoWin - Star Password Revealer
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Not Yet Rated
Download URL - ShoWin - Star Password Revealer
Developer - FoundStone.com
OS - Not Specified
File Size - Not Specified
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description -
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
Name - PWL and Star Password Revealer
Not Yet Rated
Download URL - PWL and Star Password Revealer
Developer - Seelhofer.ch
OS - Windows
File Size - Varies upon application
Supported Software Versions or File Systems - Not Specified
Developer Provided Description - Utilities listed are MyCPU, Tray Service, Password - viewer, etc.
Comment - Not currently available. May be added later.
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