Copyright (c) 2002 - 2006 Nir Sofer Protected Storage PassView v1.63
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Protected Storage PassView is a
small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet
Explorer, Outlook Express and MSN Explorer. The passwords are revealed by
reading the information from the Protected Storage.
Starting from version 1.60, this utility reveals all AutoComplete strings
stored in Internet Explorer, not only the AutoComplete password, as in the
previous versions.
This utility can show 4 types of passwords:
By default, this utility shows all 4 types of passwords. You can select to show or hide a specific type of password, by choosing the right password type from the View menu.
This utility can only show the passwords of the current logged-on user. it cannot reveal the passwords of other users.
The Protected Storage information
is saved in a special location in the Registry. The base key of the Protected
Storage is located under the following key:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System
Provider"
You can browse the above key in the Registry Editor (RegEdit), but you won't be
able to watch the passwords, because they are encrypted. Also, some passwords
data are hidden by the operating system.
False Alert Problems: Some
Antivirus programs detect Protected Storage PassView utility as infected with
Trojan/Virus.
Recent update:
Norton Antivirus detect Protected Storage Passview as an hack tool.
In the new version 7.0 of Internet
Explorer (IE7), the Protected Storage is not used for saving passwords anymore,
and thus after installing IE7, this utility won't display new passwords that
you type in IE7 browser.
System Requirements
In some computers, the Protected
Storage system doesn't save any password, and when you run the pspv utility,
you get an empty window without any password or other data. You might also
receive 'Cannot connect to the protected storage' error message.
Date |
Version |
Description |
30/06/06 |
1.63 |
|
22/08/04 |
1.62 |
|
01/06/04 |
1.61 |
|
15/10/03 |
1.60 |
|
20/07/03 |
1.52 |
|
22/06/03 |
1.51 |
|
10/06/03 |
1.50 |
|
23/05/03 |
1.40 |
|
30/04/03 |
1.32 |
|
18/04/03 |
1.31 |
|
05/03/03 |
1.30 |
|
15/02/03 |
1.21 |
Fixed bug with IMAP and HTTP items of Outlook Express. |
16/12/02 |
1.20 |
|
09/09/02 |
1.10 |
Added support for password deletion. |
16/07/02 |
1.00 |
First release. |
This utility is released as freeware. Do not use this utility for illegal activity, and do not use it for getting passwords of a computer that is not yours. If you distribute this utility, you must include the executable file and the readme file in the distribution package, without any modification !
The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.
This utility is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any installation process or additional DLL files. In order to use it, extract the executable file (pspv.exe) to any folder your want, and run it.
After you run this utility, you'll get a window
with 4 columns containing the list of the Protected Storage passwords. You can
easily select the desired passwords, and then save them into a readable or
tab-limited text file , or copy them into the clipboard.
If you want to delete one or more passwords, select the desired items in the
list, and choose the "Delete Selected Items" from the File menu. You
can also delete the items by clicking the "Delete" key.
Notice: When a
Web page has more than one pair of user and password, you cannot delete a
single password and keep that others. You can only delete all passwords
together by selecting the first major password of the Web page.
Starting from version 1.20, you can easily move your passwords and AutoComplete strings to another computer, or to another operating system in the same computer, by using the Export/Import feature. Be aware that the passwords of Outlook and MSN Explorer cannot be moved to another computer due to a technical limitation.
In order to move your passwords, follow strictly the instructions below:
You can also move all your passwords and AutoComplete fields from one computer to another by using the '/exp' and '/imp' command-line options (See below)
This utility automatically reads the data from the Protected Storage, analyzes it, and displays the passwords categorized by the software that created them. However, if you want the watch the data of the Protected Storage without any additional processing, you can save all Protected Storage data to a text file by using the "Save raw data" option. The text file created by this option contains all data stored in the Protected Storage, even if it's not recognized by this utility.
/shtml <Filename> |
Save all Protected Storage items into HTML file. |
/stext <Filename> |
Save all Protected Storage items into a text file. |
/stab <Filename> |
Save all Protected Storage items into a tab-delimited text file. |
/stabular <Filename> |
Save all Protected Storage items into a tabular text file. |
/exp <Filename> |
Export all Protected Storage items into a file. |
/imp <Filename> |
Import all items from a file into the Protected Storage. |
/raw <Filename> |
Save raw data: Save all Protected Storage data into a text file. |
/rawhtml <Filename> |
Save raw data: Save all Protected Storage data into HTML file. |
Remark: If the
filename contains one or more space characters, you must enclose it with quotes
("").
Examples:
pspv.exe /stext c:\MyFolder\pass.txt
pspv.exe /exp "c:\My Documents\exp1.txt"
pspv.exe /imp "c:\My Documents\exp1.txt"