How to Unlock/Crack Winrar/Winzip Password

Have you ever ended up with a RAR file that was password protected? Maybe you set the password yourself and forgot it! Whatever the case, there are a couple of ways to crack the password on a RAR file if you get lucky.
Basically, there are two standard methods to cracking a password for any program: dictionary attack and brute-force attack. The first generates passwords using word lists from a dictionary and the latter simply searches all possible character combinations.
Obviously, the latter is harder and will take more time. If the password is very complex and doesn’t have any recognizable dictionary word in it, it might simply be impossible ( AS IT MAY TAKE DAYS OR EVEN MONTHS). However, it’s always worth a try.

By using cRACK (for Windows, Win32/Win64 ) . [ http://www.crark.net/ ]:
1. Download latesT version of cRACk


2. Then download Crark GUI wrapper for Windows. (http://www.crark.net/download/crark_gui.zip)



3. Then extract both tools ( cRACk  & Crark GUI wrapper) into the same folder.
( if while extracting the archive ask for password then click cancle because only some files are password protected which are not needed in the process . )


4. Run cRackGUI.exe


5. Choose the required options.
6 . Then click start.



7. Password is cracked ( remember the process takes time)




 There are some more software available but they cost about $20 - 30$. But if you search YOU can get the full versions ( YOu know what i want to say ).
Atomic RAR Password Recovery
The free trial will allow you to recover passwords up to 3 characters in length. If you have a longer password and the program is able to determine the entire password, you will see the 1st three characters followed by asterisks (*).
In this case, you can buy the program and it will unmask all the characters. If it never shows the asterisks, that means it can’t figure out the password and you don’t have to buy it! Nice.
RAR Password Cracker
This is another program that uses both the brute force attack method and the dictionary attack. It’s shareware also, so the free trial has some limitations.
Elcomsoft Advanced Archive Password Recovery