Can hashcat support zip2john's "$pkzip$" instead of only "$pkzip2$"?
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(07-10-2026, 10:35 PM)drsnooker Wrote: There are other zip2hashcat on github. May be one will work?
I haven't done any archive cracking, but I think I read somewhere that the hash includes the smallest file. So if the archive only contains one large file you can end up with a large hash. John the ripper has no problem with large hashes, but hashcat fails.  If you only want to search through a small dictionary as you may know parts of the password, may be John is the way to go.

I'll add another bit of advice is to practice with a known file. Create a new zip with a known password and see if you can recover that, before working on the unknown one.

thank you again, it is helpful
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RE: Can hashcat support zip2john's "$pkzip$" instead of only "$pkzip2$"? - by @smyb2002 - 07-11-2026, 05:08 AM