Many times we forget passwords. We have email accounts,Social networks, Softwares etc and things get complicated when you have a large number of accounts to monitor. Web based passwords can be recovered using password recovery programs in built but what about Recovering passwords from Program Windows In Your PC ? If you forget the password in any application there is no way to recover it via web. In that case You have to use a password recovery program.
Asterik Logger performs exactly the same. This Freeware Utility reveals the passwords stored behind the asterisks in standard password text-boxes.
So If you have forgotten any password stored in any Windows program (which we do many times in applications like gtalk ,yahoo messenger and skype) you can safely recover it.
Important : Do not use this Utility for cracking passwords of Your friends. Know how You can protect your password from hackers.
Also Read: How to recover permanently deleted files .
How to Use Asterik Logger for recovering Passwords
To know the passwords behind password text boxes follow the instructions below :
1. Start the Asterik Logger utility. You will see a blank Window as seen below.
2. Open the program window containing the password you want to reveal. The password that is typed in the password box will be instantly revealed.In addition to that an entry will be added to the Asterik Logger Program window.
3. The passwords thus revealed from Asterik logger can be exported as a HTML file for Later Use.
The Asterik Logger utility can be exceptionally useful in certain situations
1. Stores the log changes Made into the password box : If you enable this option from the program preferences the Logger will automatically trace all changes made inside password boxes. Whenever it finds a Change it instantly adds a new record in the password list which will show You the original password and the modified password as well.
2. Know The passwords of MS-Outlook, and Filezilla : Asterik logger Can be Used to Know passwords of windows Applications Like MS-outlook and Filezilla. For example : If You forget the FTP password of Your site the only way you can reveal it is from Your domain hosting C panel. But With asterik logger Just Start The Utility and it adds the password entry in the asterik logger program window.
Downside : The only downside of Asterik Logger is that it doesn’t works in case you want to reveal the Network passwords in Windows NT/2000/XP because system passwords are not stored behind asterik for security reasons. You can always Use the program On Multiple computers as It is a Portable Application.
This is a guest post by Amit Banerjee who is technical blogger from India who blogs at Ampercent .
