Here is how to crack a ZIP password with John the Ripper on Windows:
First you generate the hash with zip2john:
Then you run john:
In this example, I use a specific pot file (the cracked password list).
Friday 12 May 2017
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Pingback by Overview of Content Published In May | Didier Stevens — Wednesday 7 June 2017 @ 0:15
do you need to copy the file into the john folder? why is there no file location added to the string ‘test.zip’
or is this a generic file that is being created regardless of which file ur trying to crack. im confused.
Comment by N3cubed — Wednesday 30 January 2019 @ 22:56
No, all necessary information is extracted from the zip,file.
Comment by Didier Stevens — Thursday 31 January 2019 @ 23:08
Where did you get zip2john – I can;t find it any longer in the openwall website
Comment by Karan — Monday 27 July 2020 @ 21:16
It was just part of the Windows binaries archive, and it still is.
Comment by Didier Stevens — Monday 27 July 2020 @ 21:26
Thank You!
Comment by Jalaj — Friday 16 October 2020 @ 15:24