Hashcat is a Multiplatform hash cracking software that is popular for password cracking. Hashing a common technique to store the password in various software.  Protected PDF, ZIP, and other format files that are protected by a password. This password is hashed and saved as part of the file itself.

Using Hashcat you can easily identify the password of a protected file.

The tool is open source and free to use. It works with CPU, GPU and other hardware that support OpenCL runtime.

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