itankala/brutezip

A basic script that unzips a password protected .zip by performing a brute-force attack using either a word list, password list or a dictionary.

BruteZIP

A basic script that unzips password protected .zips by performing a brute-force attack using either a word list, password list or a dictionary.

Based on Violent Python - A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers by TJ O'Connor.

Requirements

• Python 3+

Information

To run the script just launch the .py using python3 BruteZIP.py -p poolsize -z zip.zip -f file.txt where:

• -p poolsize is optional and specifies the poolsize (How many instances of Python to create to brute-force the .zip [More is better but requires more resources]). If you want to use the default amount of processes (8), don't input -p while launching the program.
• -z zip.zip is the location and name of the target .zip.
• -f file.txt is the location and the name of the word list/password list/dictionary.

Due to the difference in compression methods in 7zip and WinRAR, zipfile often has troubles unzipping/cracking WinRAR generated .zips. For best results, use this on .zips generated using "deflate" compression method (Preferably generated with 7zip).

This project and the files shared along with the project are for educational purposes ONLY.

Acknowledgements

• TJ O'Connor for his code and work in his book Violent Python - A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers.

• Ayushman "DamianWayne17" Dubey.

Disclaimer

This project and the files shared along with the project are for educational purposes ONLY. As the MIT License states:

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.