RARCRX - RAR Password Recovery Tool 🔓

RARCRX is a Python-based tool designed to help you recover lost passwords for RAR archives using dictionary attacks. For legal and ethical use only!

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⚠️ Important Disclaimer

🚨 This tool is intended ONLY for recovering passwords from RAR files that you own and have legal rights to access.
🚨 Unauthorized cracking of password-protected files is illegal and unethical.
🚨 The developer is not responsible for any misuse of this software.

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✨ Features

✔ Dictionary Attack – Uses custom wordlists to guess passwords
✔ Fast & Efficient – Optimized password testing with progress tracking
✔ Cross-Platform – Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS
✔ Simple CLI – Easy-to-use command-line interface
✔ Supports RAR 3.x & 4.x – Compatible with most RAR encryption formats

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🛠 Installation

1. Install Python Dependencies

pip install rarfile tqdm

2. Install UnRAR Utility

Windows

Download UnRAR from RARLab and add it to your PATH.

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install unrar

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install unrar

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🚀 Usage

Basic Command

python rarcrx.py -r <encrypted.rar> -w <wordlist.txt>

Example

python rarcrx.py -r secret.rar -w rockyou.txt

Arguments

Argument	Description	Example
-r, --rarfile	Path to encrypted RAR file	-r myfile.rar
-w, --wordlist	Path to password wordlist	-w passwords.txt

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📂 Wordlist Format

• Plain text file (.txt)
• One password per line
• Supports UTF-8 encoding
• Example:

  password123  
  admin  
  123456  
  mySecurePass  
  

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📊 Sample Output

[+] Starting brute-force on: secret.rar  
[+] Using wordlist: rockyou.txt  
[+] Total passwords: 14,344,392  
[+] Press Ctrl+C to cancel  

Testing passwords:  15%|██████████▌         | 2.1M/14.3M [05:32<31:10, 6.5K password/s]  

[✅] SUCCESS! Password found: "password123"  

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🔍 Tips for Better Results

🔹 Use large wordlists (e.g., rockyou.txt, SecLists)
🔹 Try common password variations (e.g., password → P@ssw0rd)
🔹 Combine words with numbers/symbols (e.g., admin → admin123!)
🔹 If no password is found, try a different wordlist

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❓ FAQ

❔ Why is it slow?

➡️ Speed depends on CPU power and password complexity.

❔ Does it work with RAR5?

➡️ No, this tool only supports traditional RAR encryption (RAR 3.x & 4.x).

❔ What if no password is found?

➡️ Try a larger wordlist or customize passwords you might have used.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin new-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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📜 License

This project is licensed under MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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🔐 Use Responsibly!

This tool is for legal password recovery only. Always respect privacy and digital rights. 🛡️