04-02-2023, 05:23 AM
(04-01-2023, 07:03 PM)slyexe Wrote:(04-01-2023, 06:28 PM)iamnotahashcat Wrote: ** SOLVED **
Turns out the issue was the file size of rockyou.txt.
I split the file in half and retried the same hash with the known password at the bottom of the text file and got the password without issue.
I shall blog about this on the internet.
That seems like the inappropriate resolution to me. The initial attack shows the password wasn't found, hence the status of being Exhausted.
MD5 Hashes run at very fast hashrates so it will literally take you a few seconds to run thru a few million lines of passwords. If the password isn't found, hashcat will notify you with its status indicating as exhausted. If the password is found it will output the result and show a status of Cracked.
I agree that this seems an inappropriate solution, it is however a workaround. I also confirmed using powershell that this password and another password I was trying to crack do exist in the rockyou.txt file.