For those of you trying out the new beta version of Opera,the all new opera 10 BETA 2 does not detect previous versions of opera and does not offer upgrading from previous versions.If you want all your passwords copied just do this from a command prompt:

copy "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera\profile\wand.dat" “%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera 10 Beta\wand.dat”

AOL Instant Messenger Password Recovery Software easily recovers and exposes all lost or forgotten AIM saved passwords. Easily retrieves password information instantly regardless of the password length and complexity with full support to all AIM 6.x versions. AIM Recover is written in pure assembly language.

AIM 6.x (6.5 & beta 6.8) uses 2 algorithms to encrypt your AIM password. First the Blowfish algorithm is used to encrypt the AIM password using a 448 bit keyword.
The encrypted string is then encoded using base64 and stored in the registry at:
\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\America Online\AIM6\Passwords

Software Requirements

• Processor: Pentium class or equivalent processor
• RAM: 64MB RAM recommended
• Hard Disk: 15kb free hard disk space
• Supported Operating System: Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ 2003/ XP/ Vista /Win7

Trial and registration

Evaluation version is available for FREE download. This unregistered (demo) software recovers only the first 3 characters in password (rest is shown as ‘*’).

Download Aim Recover Demo

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In order to display full Password you should register for licensed Software.
Only $4.99!! All proceeds go to supporting this site!

Enforcing password security with a multiple-user system can be a hassle — users all too often use inadequate passwords. john-the-ripper (also available via most distros) is a password-cracking tool that enables the identification of vulnerable passwords before someone with nefarious intentions finds the weakness.
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There are several ways to obtain password hashes, depending on their location and existing access. Password hashes can be obtained from SAM file or its backup, directly from local or remote computer registry, from registry or Active Directory on local or remote computer by means of DLL injection, from a network sniffer. The SAM file located in the %SystemRoot%\system32\config directory or %SystemRoot%\repair directory. It is also possible to recover the password itself from memory.

Here’s a few free tools to help you recover lost/unknown Windows passwords, most come with the source code included. (more…)