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Hashcat FAQ - atom - 04-30-2010
Q) How can I find out how much time hashcat will be running? Is there a progress bar?
A) There is, just press enter for status screen.
Q) I want DES support
A) We know that, just wait
Q) I get this Error: Run-time error '13' with using the GUI.
A) This bug is known and hopefully fixed. Upgrade to latest Version.
Q) I get this Error: Skipping line: ........ (line length exception)
A) You have either chosen the wrong hashtype or your hashfile is corrupted (check for whitespaces on line end or tabs)
Q) I want to request a new algorithm
A) Post a thread on the Feature Request section and provide all the needed Information: Algorithm description, Sample C code, Sample Hash with plain Text etc.
Q) I have found a Bug
A) Great! Please open a thread in general Talk and provide Screenshot, example Commandline and all that can help to reproduce the Problem
Q) Will the source be published?
A) No.
Q) Will there be a Mac version
A) No.
Q) What is the segment size?
A) The segment-size is just the amount of memory that hashcat reserves and then uses to store data from the wordlist (at once!). It has nothing to do with the number of threads. For example: if you have a 64mb dictionary and a 32mb segment size hashcat will load 32mb from the dictionary at once and then runs the specified attack. When all words were used it flushes the memory and loads the next 32mb of dictionary, and so on...
Q) The Output file does not use any separator or carriage return between the found hashes/passwords, so the file is pretty unreadable.
A) Correct, it uses Unix CRLF. Do not use Notepad to view the output file. Use wordpad.
Q) Hashcat accepted wildcarts in previous versions, now it doesnt! How do I make it grab the wordlists from a certain folder ?
A) There is a workaround. If you pass the folder, where all your wordlists are, in quotes, then you must do it like "C:\somefolder\someotherfolder". If you pass the folder without quotes, then you can use both the previous variant and C:\somefolder\someotherfolder\ .
RE: Hashcat FAQ - elvarg452 - 06-03-2014
I tried to run hashcat off a usb drive, but it doesn't seem to work. I set it up the same way I always do CD whatever, then hashcat-cli64.exe and so on. What might I be doing wrong?