MAJOR UPDATE: I just wrote a hacked up python script to give you the password instantly if it is found in gdataonline’s databse (it probably is). Find that here. It took me quite a while to write, and I’m just learning python, so don’t be too harsh about it.
Let me start out by saying what this tutorial is and isn’t.
- It is: About recovering your AIM passwords if they are saved on your computer (local access)
- It isn’t: About cracking your friends passwords who forgot to unclick the Save password*wink*
Now on to the tutorial!
- Determine which OS you will b e cracking these on. Chances are you will be using Windows because that is the only OS that stores them
- If you are indeed on windows, you have it easy. Simply download this great program by Unfair to change the aim hash into md5. Or if your on Linux or OS X you can use this Python script which Ipp had coded and i modified to make it easier.
- Now lets get the aim hash(what aim saves). Go to start then run and type regedit
- Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/America Online/AOL Instant Messenger (TM)/CurrentVersion/Users/
- Pick the name you want to recover the saved pass from.
- Click Login
- Get the hash from the key “password1″
- Put that hash in either uAIMPass or the python script to get the MD5
- You can use these available web interfaces such as milw0rm, securitystats, or gdataonline. To crack the MD5.
- Alternatively you can use Cain and Abel(windows) or John The Ripper(multi-os). to brute force it.
You have now (probably) recovered your aim password!
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