05-03-2018, 07:13 PM
-a 6 is a hybrid attack mode, therefore you need to specify both the dictionary file and the mask
your command line should look something like this:
if you want to combine each line within the file "dictionary.txt" with 4-digit long numbers (0000-9999).
If you need to append a different set of characters, you need to slightly change the mask.
If you want to use a dictionary attack without a mask (straight attack mode), you need to use -a 0 instead (and remove the mask when using -a 0)
your command line should look something like this:
Code:
hashcat -a 6 -m 7700 hashes.txt dictionary.txt ?d?d?d?dif you want to combine each line within the file "dictionary.txt" with 4-digit long numbers (0000-9999).
If you need to append a different set of characters, you need to slightly change the mask.
If you want to use a dictionary attack without a mask (straight attack mode), you need to use -a 0 instead (and remove the mask when using -a 0)