Recover your lost password with this tool

If you’ve ever lost your password before, you’ll know that it’s next to impossible to get it back if you happen to lose it unless it can be recovered through emails or special questions. For password-protected MS Word documents, neither option is available, so users would have to resort to other measures to recover their passwords. Free Word Password Recovery is a password management tool developed by Thundershare. With this tool, users have a chance to recover forgotten passwords.

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Installation and Interface

The program has a small download size which makes it easy and quick to install. There is no additional software necessary to install before users can launch Free Word Password Recovery. It has a pretty straightforward interface. The main screen only comprises a single input bar where users can search for the document that they want to open. Alternatively, users can just drag and drop the document on the main screen.

Decryption Methods

Free Word Password Recovery has three powerful decryption methods: Brute-force Attack, Brute-force with Mask Attack, and Dictionary Attack. The Brute-Force Attack uses all possible character combinations which makes it ideal for users who have completely forgotten their passwords. Unsurprisingly, this can take a bit of time. If you can remember some characters in your password, the Brute-Force with Mask Attack may be a better choice. It will certainly reduce your waiting time. Finally, there’s the Dictionary Attack which allows users to set certain words as possible password choices.

Performance

Probably the biggest roadblock any user will encounter when using Free Word Password Recovery is that the recovery process takes a lot of time. This is especially so if you’re using the Brute-Force Attack. Nevertheless, the software doesn’t take up a lot of machine resources, so users can definitely keep the recovery process running in the background while they do other tasks. With its simple password recovery steps, users won’t have a hard time getting it to work.

Slow But Good

Not counting the really long waiting time for the recovery process to finish, Thundershare’s Free Word Password Recovery is actually everything you could want for password management and security tool. It’s easy to install and has a simple interface. It has an uncomplicated recovery process and three powerful decryption method. All in all, if you have the patience to wait for the recovery process to finish then this app is a good choice.

  • Pros

    • Three recovery modes
    • Easy installation
    • Uncomplicated recovery process
    • Simple interface
  • Cons

    • Recovery takes a long time
    • Limited functionality

App specs

  • License

    Free

  • Version

    2.5.0

  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

  • OS

    Windows 8

  • Language

    English

  • Downloads

    11.5K

    Last month's downloads

    • 298
  • Size

    12.21 MB

  • Developer

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