fcrackzip Command Examples

ZIP archive password cracking utility. More information: https://manned.org/fcrackzip.

• Brute-force a password with a length of 4 to 8 characters, and contains only alphanumeric characters (order matters):

fcrackzip --brute-force --length 4-8 --charset aA1 {{archive}}

• Brute-force a password in verbose mode with a length of 3 characters that only contains lowercase characters, $ and %:

fcrackzip -v --brute-force --length 3 --charset a:$% {{archive}}

• Brute-force a password that contains only lowercase and special characters:

fcrackzip --brute-force --length 4 --charset a! {{archive}}

• Brute-force a password containing only digits, starting from the password 12345:

fcrackzip --brute-force --length 5 --charset 1 --init-password 12345 {{archive}}

• Crack a password using a wordlist:

fcrackzip --use-unzip --dictionary --init-password {{wordlist}} {{archive}}

• Benchmark cracking performance:

fcrackzip --benchmark