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Password Locked Data Files

Nowadays password protection becomes a standard feature of most modern application. Whether you are using Word Processor, Spreadsheet, database, Computer Aided Design application, you will be given an option to password protected the data files. The following are some examples of such application:

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook PST or Express Mail, Project, VBA, Money, Schedule+, IE )
• ZIP/PkZip/WinZip, RAR/WinRAR, ARJ/WinArj
• Corel WordPerfect Suite: WordPerfect, QuattroPro, Paradox
• Lotus SmartSuite (Organizer, WordPro, 1-2-3 and Approach)
• E-mail clients (Microsoft Internet Mail And News, Eudora, Netscape Navigator/Communicator Mail, Pegasus mail, Opera)
• QuickBooks
• Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

The time and cost to unlock the password protected files depend very much on the type of application, the length and character combination of passwords used. If there is no direct method to unlock a file, some brute-force attack may be used with the aid of some standard dictionaries or word lists.