Editor's review
This is a software tool that helps recover passwords for Excel spreadsheets.
This is a software program that can recover passwords for Excel spreadsheets for you. PDS Excel password recovery Tool uses two different methods to recover the forgotten passwords. One is the brute force approach and the other is a dictionary based attack. The dictionary attack uses a dictionary containing possible password guesses. This is supplied with the tool. You could add more guesses to the dictionary. This approach reduces the number of attempts necessary to break the code and thereby saves time. The brute force approach tries all possible combinations of letters and numerals and special characters to discover the password. The trial version has limits. It will show you only the first three characters of the recovered password. It is compatible with MS Excel versions 97/2000/2002/2003/2007 and 2010 versions. It is also compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Win XP, Win 2000, Win Server (all), and Win 98.
This has a simple interface and is quite intuitive. Most users would be able to get productive very quickly. The controls are also well laid out. The only choice required from you is if you want to attempt dictionary based attack or a brute force attack. You start by choosing the file for which password is to be recovered. No of characters applicable, the character set etc. are also selected from the interface. Recovery status including time spent is indicated along with a log file. This is a good product and has many useful features. If you have a need, here is a good candidate for trying out.
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