01-21-2017, 10:49 AM
Hashcat simply can not find your maskfile. You maybe have used an invalid path.
If hashcat can not find the file it assumes the parameter is a mask not a file. That's why you see it in the candidates line in the status view.
If hashcat can not find the file it assumes the parameter is a mask not a file. That's why you see it in the candidates line in the status view.