Recover lost RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

It’s time to revisit the topic on RAR password recovery.
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It’s 2021 and the topic is not new. We have already covered a detailed guide on RAR password recovery before but today we are introducing another great software for cracking RAR passwords – PassFab for RAR.

Before we jump on to the how-to part, I want to make it clear that this is going to be a time-consuming process and there is no way to bypass RAR passwords like claimed in some articles online.

How to recover RAR password with PassFab for RAR?

Before you get started, try to get as many details as possible about the password. This will help us in later steps.

1. Download & Install

Download PassFab for RAR from the link below and install it. Optionally, if you have purchased a license, activate it.

You can use their trial version for dictionary based attacks but it will only retrieve the first few characters of the password.

2. Import the RAR file

Click Add, navigate to the folder which contains the RAR, and select the RAR.

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR
Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

3. Select Attack Type

This is the most important step when it comes to a fast successful recovery.

Dictionary Attack

If you are sure that your password is one among a set of supplied words, you can use the Dictionary method. PassFab provides a large dictionary file with commonly used English passwords. But you can also download dictionary files from the web and supply them to PassFab using the settings button next to Dictionary Attack.

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

For example, the following two links provide two such dictionary files which you can download and load into PassFab for RAR.

Brute Force with Mask Attack

Use Brute Force with Mask Attack option when you know parts of the password such as what it starts/ ends with, the password length range, etc.

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

Supplying as much information about the password can bring down the recovery time exponentially!

To give you some perspective, let us consider our password is 7 characters in length and consists of smaller case alphabets and numbers. This makes a total of 1,028,071,702,528 possible passwords, takes roughly 11 days to crack with 1M pass/sec speed. Now if we knew just one character in the password and its location, it brings the search set down to 19,770,609,664 and it takes just 5.5 hrs to crack with 1M pass/sec!!

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

Brute Force Attack

If you know nothing about the password then go for the Brute Force Attack but bear in mind that it is a painfully slow process.

4. Start & Wait

The next step is to click the Start button and wait! This could take hours or days to complete. But the good thing about PassFab for RAR is that you can stop the search and resume it later; how convenient!

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

I was able to get an average speed of 9k Passwords/ sec with my i5 8400 processor and GTX 970 graphics card.

Congratulations if you find the password! And if not, you can rerun the recovery with different settings 🤞.

Crack RAR Password with PassFab for RAR

Video Tutorial

PassFab for RAR

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PassFab is a great software for regular users who wants to recover lost RAR passwords. It’s not aimed to be used at industries since it lacks the more sophisticated filters in the mask attack types, no mention of SLI support, and doesn’t take advantage of GPU 100%.

With PassFab for RAR installed and running in the background, users can continue using their system as PassFab doesn’t hog your system resources. Additionally, the start/stop/ resume feature makes it an excellent choice for home users.

PassFab is a great software for regular users who wants to recover lost RAR passwords. It’s not aimed to be used at industries since it lacks the more sophisticated filters in the mask attack types, no mention of SLI support, and doesn’t take advantage of GPU 100%.

With PassFab for RAR installed and running in the background, users can continue using their system as PassFab doesn’t hog your system resources. Additionally, the start/stop/ resume feature makes it an excellent choice for home users.

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Total Score
Good
  • Stop/ Resume Feature
  • GPU Acceleration
  • Easy to use GUI
  • Decent speed
  • Complex patterns cannot be described in the mask attack

If you are looking for a free solution and don’t mind writing some commands, then check out our guide on using cRARK to recover RAR password.

FAQ

Does PassFab for RAR support GPU acceleration?

Yes, PassFab for RAR supports GPU acceleration. But you cannot toggle the setting within the software.

Can I crack my RAR password for free with PassFab for RAR?

You can run the software with the trial version but it will only reveal part of the password.

Are all GPUs supported by PassFab for RAR?

PassFab for RAR supports NVIDIA G80+ (GT8600 to GTX1080TI) GPUs.

Is PassFab for RAR safe?

Not only is PassFab for RAR safe but it is also one of the best RAR password recovery softwares.

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