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Topic: Can I brute force a multibit password? (Read 4458 times)

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March 07, 2015, 05:12:04 PM
#17
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!

Nice to hear it  Smiley
Anyway, I suggest to write passwords on a piece of paper to easily recover them ( and of course to store the sheet in a safe place )...
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February 25, 2015, 06:49:23 PM
#16
Exactly. By the way, are you the developer of that software?

That depends... do you like it? Wink (yes, I am)

Yes, I found it great. I did run into that google error, but It might have been fixed when I do a .key. I know that it would of found the password had I not remembered...

Thanks!

Also, your setup tutorial is pretty idiot-friendly  Wink

It's way too long, though... I'm thinking of breaking it up into smaller pieces so it at least doesn't seem so intimidating. Haven't decided yet. In any case, thanks for the kind words, they're much appreciated!

No problem, It was a little long, but definitely easy to navigate.
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February 25, 2015, 06:44:28 PM
#15
Exactly. By the way, are you the developer of that software?

That depends... do you like it? Wink (yes, I am)

Yes, I found it great. I did run into that google error, but It might have been fixed when I do a .key. I know that it would of found the password had I not remembered...

Thanks!

Also, your setup tutorial is pretty idiot-friendly  Wink

It's way too long, though... I'm thinking of breaking it up into smaller pieces so it at least doesn't seem so intimidating. Haven't decided yet. In any case, thanks for the kind words, they're much appreciated!
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February 25, 2015, 06:36:57 PM
#14
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!

Glad to hear it, that's always the easiest solution Cheesy

Exactly. By the way, are you the developer of that software?

That depends... do you like it? Wink (yes, I am)

Yes, I found it great. I did run into that google error, but It might have been fixed when I do a .key. I know that it would of found the password had I not remembered...

Thanks!

Also, your setup tutorial is pretty idiot-friendly  Wink
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February 25, 2015, 06:35:00 PM
#13
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!

Glad to hear it, that's always the easiest solution Cheesy

Exactly. By the way, are you the developer of that software?

That depends... do you like it? Wink (yes, I am)
sr. member
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February 25, 2015, 06:21:48 PM
#12
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!

Glad to hear it, that's always the easiest solution Cheesy

Exactly. By the way, are you the developer of that software?
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February 25, 2015, 06:21:22 PM
#11
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!

Glad to hear it, that's always the easiest solution Cheesy
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February 25, 2015, 06:18:49 PM
#10
I Just Remembered My Password!!!

Thanks!!!
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February 25, 2015, 05:14:33 PM
#9
Here's a password recovery tool that might help (open source, written in Python): https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover

Just a warning: it may take you a bit of reading to get it up and running. The quick start is here: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md#btcrecover-tutorial

Please take special note that it works on MultiBit .key files, not on the wallet files themselves (more details are in the Tutorial linked above).

If you have any questions about it, please feel free to ask me.

Good luck!

I tried that, but it threw an error with google.protobuf, and I found how to fix it on linux, but I am running windows...

I've bolded it above....

Although it is possible to use btcrecover against a MultiBit wallet file, it's much slower and it's harder to install the prerequisites on windows (I haven't even added instructions for this in the tutorial yet, but will eventually). Instead use one of your .key files, see here: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md#finding-multibit-wallet-files
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February 25, 2015, 04:42:24 PM
#8
Here's a password recovery tool that might help (open source, written in Python): https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover

Just a warning: it may take you a bit of reading to get it up and running. The quick start is here: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md#btcrecover-tutorial

Please take special note that it works on MultiBit .key files, not on the wallet files themselves (more details are in the Tutorial linked above).

If you have any questions about it, please feel free to ask me.

Good luck!

I tried that, but it threw an error with google.protobuf, and I found how to fix it on linux, but I am running windows...
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February 25, 2015, 04:39:01 PM
#7
Here's a password recovery tool that might help (open source, written in Python): https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover

Just a warning: it may take you a bit of reading to get it up and running. The quick start is here: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md#btcrecover-tutorial

Please take special note that it works on MultiBit .key files, not on the wallet files themselves (more details are in the Tutorial linked above).

If you have any questions about it, please feel free to ask me.

Good luck!
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February 25, 2015, 01:13:59 PM
#6

Thanks, I was there. I don't have a password manager...  Cry
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February 25, 2015, 12:58:52 PM
#6
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?

Yes. Password isn't very strong, 9 characters at most. I have entered over 100 times my guesses manually, now In trying to find a script...
Then sure you can bruteforce it,might take a while but if you didn't make it tough then you have a chance and keep trying to think of it, relax and focusing on it and you may just think of it while your Bruteforcer tries at it.

Okay. Can you recommend a script?
Sadly I can't I haven't used one in around 10 years so someone else will be better help.
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February 25, 2015, 12:59:15 PM
#4
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?

Yes. Password isn't very strong, 9 characters at most. I have entered over 100 times my guesses manually, now In trying to find a script...
Then sure you can bruteforce it,might take a while but if you didn't make it tough then you have a chance and keep trying to think of it, relax and focusing on it and you may just think of it while your Bruteforcer tries at it.

Okay. Can you recommend a script?
Sadly I can't I haven't used one in around 10 years so someone else will be better help.

okay, no problem!
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February 25, 2015, 12:56:58 PM
#4
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?

Yes. Password isn't very strong, 9 characters at most. I have entered over 100 times my guesses manually, now In trying to find a script...
Then sure you can bruteforce it,might take a while but if you didn't make it tough then you have a chance and keep trying to think of it, relax and focusing on it and you may just think of it while your Bruteforcer tries at it.
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February 25, 2015, 12:57:28 PM
#3
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?

Yes. Password isn't very strong, 9 characters at most. I have entered over 100 times my guesses manually, now In trying to find a script...
Then sure you can bruteforce it,might take a while but if you didn't make it tough then you have a chance and keep trying to think of it, relax and focusing on it and you may just think of it while your Bruteforcer tries at it.

Okay. Can you recommend a script?
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February 25, 2015, 12:53:45 PM
#2
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?

Yes. Password isn't very strong, 9 characters at most. I have entered over 100 times my guesses manually, now In trying to find a script...
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February 25, 2015, 12:51:49 PM
#2
Depends on how strong the password is, is it yours and you forgot it?
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February 25, 2015, 12:49:24 PM
#1
Can I brute force a multibit password?
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