Cracking PDF files security

[GermyBoy]

HELP!!! For my internship, the sales and marketing bozo always added his name (to work he didn't have a part of), so I put security on the pdf file with random words from a russian dictionary we had laying around, and now, two years later, I get an email and they don't have any of the original work and want to change it some, to incorporate a new product.

Anyone know of something off the top of your head?

Thanks for your help.

 

[KingNothing]

that was real bright

 

[EngenZerO]

heh...better find that russian dictionary and start typing random words...you odds of success seem pretty good, :/

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
that was real bright

Hey, he was claiming my work!!

 

[DainBramaged]

j00 = teh screwed 1

 

[dighn]

i must say that is pretyt funny

 

[Evadman]

Dude, your screwed. There is a brute-forcing program for PDF's, but I think talking about it would make the Mods real angry, so I won't

 

[IamElectro]

There is some software you can down load to specifaclly deal with .pdf passwords its like 20$. I tried it before on some files I forgot the pw to , but it was needing like 4 days to attempt to do a bruteforce crack with no guarantee. I ended up redoin the work faster.

Good luck

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy

Originally posted by: KingNothing
that was real bright

Hey, he was claiming my work!!

1) It wasn't "your" work, it was the company's work.
2) That was a cowardly solution to the problem.
3) ALWAYS write the password down if you're going to do that.

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Check out "Advanced PDF Password Recovery" or somethin?

 

[Koing]

You should have made the password something easier.

How were you going to remember random words from a Russian Dictionary anyway?!

Good luck though.

Koing

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: Koing
You should have made the password something easier. How were you going to remember random words from a Russian Dictionary anyway?! Good luck though. Koing

Thanks. That was the plan though, to not remember. I was told to do this by my boss (the VP of engineering) because he knew the salesmen (who we all think was boning the boss' wife) was a shady bastard, and did this because he was using our company as a stepping stone of his, to get to bigger and better things.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy

Originally posted by: Koing
You should have made the password something easier. How were you going to remember random words from a Russian Dictionary anyway?! Good luck though. Koing

Thanks. That was the plan though, to not remember. I was told to do this by my boss (the VP of engineering) because he knew the salesmen (who we all think was boning the boss' wife) was a shady bastard, and did this because he was using our company as a stepping stone of his, to get to bigger and better things.

You should have written down the password and given it to your superiors... It's a good thing that you no longer work there - you should be fired...

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: GermyBoy

Originally posted by: Koing You should have made the password something easier. How were you going to remember random words from a Russian Dictionary anyway?! Good luck though. Koing

Thanks. That was the plan though, to not remember. I was told to do this by my boss (the VP of engineering) because he knew the salesmen (who we all think was boning the boss' wife) was a shady bastard, and did this because he was using our company as a stepping stone of his, to get to bigger and better things.

You should have written down the password and given it to your superiors... It's a good thing that you no longer work there - you should be fired...

Well the guy after me was supposed to redo all the work again anyways, because designs changed and what-not. Mine was to be "forgotten", as a company manual. Unfortunately, the designer of the boards left to go to a better job, and the new programmer was nothing to shake a stick at, so they went back to the old, (non-working) design and started using the file again. They can still print it and such, it's on the company computers everywhere. It shouldn't be this big of a deal, I'm sure they just wanted to add a page or so to specify a new model and give some quick results.

I'm glad I don't work there, and even if this was a BIG deal, I wouldn't be fired. I mouthed off to the owner one day, because he almost hit me with his car. Didn't know he was the owner, but he was laughing so hard that a kid had enough balls to yell at HIM, and jeopardize his own job (remember, I didn't know who he was yet), that he liked me because I reminded him of him as a punk kid.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy
Well the guy after me was supposed to redo all the work again anyways, because designs changed and what-not. Mine was to be "forgotten", as a company manual. Unfortunately, the designer of the boards left to go to a better job, and the new programmer was nothing to shake a stick at, so they went back to the old, (non-working) design and started using the file again. They can still print it and such, it's on the company computers everywhere. It shouldn't be this big of a deal, I'm sure they just wanted to add a page or so to specify a new model and give some quick results.

In that case, better just remind them of that fact and tell them they haven't a hope in hell of cracking the password and now would be a good time to get around to doing that format update they wanted to do while you were there.

 

[slackerinabox]

Can someone send me a protected PDF? I'd like to try something...