OT: Way off topic - Latest in password cracking software

Alex Hewitt hewitt_tech at comcast.net
Wed Apr 1 09:00:48 EDT 2009


April 1, 2009 -- ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. introduces *Password Recovery 
Tambourine <http://tambourine.elcomsoft.com>*, a supernatural amulet to 
recover lost passwords with a 100% guarantee. The new tambourine is 
produced with genuine deer skin and requires training supervised by a 
qualified Yakutsk shaman. By offering guaranteed, 100% password recovery 
rate, ElcomSoft leaves competition behind once and forever.

*Why Password Recovery Tambourine*

Passwords affect people's lives. Lost and forgotten passwords can cost a 
life or a job. Strived to provide a solution to improve peoples' lives, 
ElcomSoft makes software for helping its customers recover passwords 
<http://www.elcomsoft.com/products.html> they've lost or forgotten. The 
company's password recovery tools are extremely effective, and literally 
save lives and jobs every other day. However, not all types of 
encryption are created equal. Some companies make exceptionally good 
effort protecting information, and use really secure algorithms from 
time to time. If a really secure password is used with those algorithms, 
the protected data is as good as gone.

*Background*

Universal cryptanalysis methods do exist. Government agencies, 
intelligence services and, in some countries, even police have 
successfully used methods such as rubber-hose cryptanalysis 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_hose_cryptanalysis> for years. 
Rubber-hose cryptanalysis allows passwords and keys to be discovered in 
a surprisingly short time. The method is quite computationally 
inexpensive. However, commercial use of this method is limited due to 
legal restrictions in most countries. ElcomSoft started a quest to 
develop a universal cryptanalysis method that is at least as effective 
as rubber-hose, but comes with no penalty of being inhumane or 
restricted to exclusive use by government agencies.

*Development History*

Several unsuccessful attempts were made to design the ultimate password 
recovery tool. Using a crystal ball seemed like a great idea at first, 
but was quickly rejected. Rabbit's foot seemed a better idea for some 
time, but subsequent tests demonstrated that the foot could only solve 
certain network problems with corporate LANs, and only when used by 
qualified system administrators. A voodoo doll was a total nightmare, 
doing anything but recovering passwords.

The first ray of hope shined after one of ElcomSoft's employees was sent 
to Yakutia, a freezing province in Russia with real bears. He brought a 
shaman's tambourine that was used regularly by the local tribe's shaman 
to find missing things. ElcomSoft has conducted a full-scale scientific 
research of the new tool, spending endless hours chatting with Yakutia 
locals and shamans who use tambourines more often than we use our 
toothbrushes. Over than two hundred ritual dances have been performed, 
and today, ElcomSoft is proud to announce that the ultimate tool to 
recover lost passwords that cannot be recovered it in a traditional way 
has emerged.

*About Elcomsoft Password Recovery Tambourine*

Elcomsoft Password Recovery Tambourine is anything but easy to use. A 
special supervised training program must be completed, stunts and tricks 
have to be learned, and spells in Yakutian language must be mastered. 
The price is barely affordable. A variety of models is available.

Standard model works for most users without special needs. Simple, 
reliable, not too expensive. Corporate model is based on the standard 
tambourine, and it can work with hundreds and thousands documents at the 
time. Special team training is required. Pocket version is easy to take 
on a trip, but it has some restrictions supporting less exotic formats 
than its bigger siblings. A comprehensive, 200-page manual is shipped 
with every tambourine.

To order or get more information on Elcomsoft Password Recovery 
Tambourine visit http://tambourine.elcomsoft.com/ 
<http://tambourine.elcomsoft.com>

*About ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.*

Established in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. <http://www.elcomsoft.com> 
develops state-of-the-art computer forensics tools, provides computer 
forensics training and computer evidence consulting services. Since 
1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to businesses, law 
enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft tools are 
used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of the 
military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major 
accounting firms. ElcomSoft and its officers are members of the /Russian 
Cryptology Association/. ElcomSoft is a /Microsoft Certified Partner/ 
and an /Intel Software Partner/.

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