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MSN Live Password Decryptor : MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live Messenger Password Recovery Software
 
 
 
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
 
 
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About
MSNLive Password Decryptor is the FREE software to instantly recover MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live Messenger passwords stored by applications such as MSN, Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail, web browsers and other messengers.
Most of these applications including messengers &  web browsers store the login passwords so that user don't have to remember and enter the password every time. Each of these use their own local storage format and proprietary encryption mechanism to store the login passwords. MSNLivePasswordDecryptor automatically crawls through each of these applications and instantly recovers all of the stored MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live account passwords.
 
It presents both GUI interface as well as command line version, the later is more helpful for Penetration testers in their work. Apart from normal users who can use it to recover their lost password, it can come in handy for Forensic officials who can get hold of any stored MSN/Hotmail account passwords and then use that  information to extend their investigation.
 
It works on wide range of platforms starting from Windows XP to latest operating system Windows 7.
 
 
 
Features
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor supports recovery of MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live Messenger passwords from these applications
  • Windows Live Messenger (including latest version 2011)
  • Windows Live Mail
  • MSN Messenger
  • Hotmail
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
  • Google Chrome
  • Opera
  • Apple Safari
  • Flock Browser
  • PaltalkScene IM
  • Pidgin (Formerly Gaim)Messenger
  • Miranda Messenger
 
Main features of MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
  •  Instantly decrypt and recover MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live messenger passwords
  •  Recover password of any length and complexity.
  •  Useful for Penetration Testers as well as Forensic Investigators
  •  Automatically discovers all supported Applications and recovers all the stored passwords.
  •  Save the recovered password list to Text/HTML/XML file for transferring to other system or for future use.
  •  Easier and faster to use with its enhanced user friendly GUI interface.
  •  Support for local Installation and uninstallation of the software.
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How it Works?
Both MSN/Windows Live Messenger uses Windows built-in 'Credential Store' to securely store the login account passwords. Not only Windows uses it to store network authentication passwords, but also other applications such as Outlook, Remote Desktop, GMail Notifier etc uses the same mechanism for storing their login passwords.


msn live password secrets


To know how MSN/Windows Live Messenger stores these passwords and how MSNLivePasswordDecryptor decrypts it automatically, refer to the research article filled with complete code example 'Exposing the Password Secrets of MSN/Windows Live Messenger'
 
 
 
 
Installation & Uninstallation
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor comes with Installer so that you can install it locally on your system for regular usage. It has intuitive setup wizard (as shown in the screenshot below) which guides you through series of steps in completion of installation. At any point of time you can use Uninstaller to remove the software from the system.
 
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor Installer
 
At any point of time, you can uninstall the product using the Uninstaller located at following location (by default)
 
[Windows 32 bit]
C:\Program Files\SecurityXploded\MSNLivePasswordDecryptor

[Windows 64 bit]
C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
 
 
 
Using MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor is easy to use with its simple GUI interface. 

Here are the brief usage details
 
Using GUI Version
  •  Launch MSNLivePasswordDecryptor on your system
  •  Next click on 'Start Recovery' button and all stored  MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live account passwords from various applications will be recovered & displayed as shown in screenshot 1 below.
  •  By default passwords are not shown for security reasons as it is sensitive data. However you can click on'Show Password' button at the bottom to view these passwords.
  •  Finally you can save all recovered password list to Text or HTML or XML file by clicking on 'Export' button and then select the type of file from the drop down box of 'Save File Dialog'.
 
Using Command-line Version
 
Here is the typical usage of command line version
 
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor.exe  "<output_file path>"
 
Here are some of the examples

//Writes recovered password to text file in current directory
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor.exe  output.txt

//Writes recovered password to HTML file in current directory
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor.exe  output.html

//Writes recovered password to XML file in current directory
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor.exe  output.xml

//Writes recovered password to TEXT file
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor.exe  "c:\my test\passlist"
 
 
It automatically detects the mode (Text or HTML or XML) by using the extension of the specified file (txt or html or xml). By default (or if no extension is specified) it uses the TEXT mode. For more examples refer to Screenshot 2 below.
 
 
 
Screenshots
Here are the screenshots of MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
 
Screenshot 1:MSNLivePasswordDecryptor is showing the recovered MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live account passwords for popular applications. Passwords are not shown being sensitive data, you can turn on by clicking on 'Show Password' button below.
 
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor showing recovered passwords
 
 
Screenshot 2:  Command line usage of MSNLivePasswordDecryptor showing various examples.
 
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
 
 
Screenshot 3:  Exported list of of recovered MSN/Hotmail/Windows Live account passwords by MSNLivePasswordDecryptor in HTML format.
 
Exported IM Accounts to HTML
 
 
 
Release History
Version 2.5 :  15th Jan 2012
Generate password recovery report in XML/Text format in both GUI and command line mode.
 
Version 2.0 :  1st June 2011
New improved decryption techniques to recover passwords from Windows Live Mail & Messenger.
 
Version 1.6 :  29th Mar 2011
Added new logo & links for passwordforensics.com in about section and few code changes
 
Version 1.5 :  12th Jan 2011
Support for password recovery from Apple Safari, Flock browsers. Fixes for Chrome, Firefox. 
 
Version 1.0 :  16th Dec 2010
First public release of MSNLivePasswordDecryptor
 
 
 
Disclaimer
MSNLivePasswordDecryptor is not a hacking tool as it can recover only your stored passwords. It cannot recover the passwords for other users unless you have right credentials.

Like any tool its use either good or bad, depends upon the user who uses it. However Author or SecurityXploded is not responsible for any damage caused due to misuse of this tool.

Read complete License & Disclaimer terms here.
 
 
 
Download
 
  FREE Download MSNLivePasswordDecryptor 2.5

License  : Freeware
Platform : Windows XP, 2003, Vista, Win7

Win 7 Compatible
 
 
 
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