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08-14-2017, 07:10 PM
I have an xlsx file that is not encrypted but still requires a password to enable editing.
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Using office2hashcat gives me an error:
Quote:holiday.xlsx : zip container found, file is unencrypted?, invalid OLE file!
Is there any other way I can extract the hash?
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Do you know how old the file is? It's possible this file is simply using the older VBA script password prompt, which is easily removable and doesn't require cracking.
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Yes, the write protection password can simply be stripped out of the document.
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08-16-2017, 07:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-16-2017, 07:24 PM by Mem5.)
Renam your .xlsx into .zip, open it, and edit the settings file.
