Question

Can someone decode/decrypt this MD5 Hash?

Asked by: webfxonline

I've tried using this MD5 encryter/decrypter: http://www.md5decrypter.com/ to decipher certain MD5 hashes like 62f75a320a5b1a0c61879a57dac58352=test.klwn.com but I have not been able to crack this particular hash and it's keeping my CMS from seeing the correct domain in my tplconfig.php  and my session.php files.  Below is the "mystery" hash that keeps coming back "not found in the database"......
Mystery hash=6666cd76f96956469e7be39d750cc7d9

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2007-01-01 at 15:07:28ID22107759
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Answers

 

by: ZylochPosted on 2007-01-01 at 15:15:05ID: 18225237

MD5 is a one-way has that you cannot decrypt unless you have a lookup table (which is probably how md5decrypter.com works). In any case, even if it is possible, we can't help you because it could be illegal.

 

by: nayernaguibPosted on 2007-01-02 at 08:12:16ID: 18228526

Basically, there is nothing called hash decryptor, simply because there is an infinite number of data that can generate a certain hash. The hash function is not used to generate encrypted information, but rather, to generate integrity verification information. For example, if I choose a very simple hash function that performs XOR between bytes, then, for the following data bytes:

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000

the hash will be 00000001.

Note that the following data bytes will also have the same hash:

00001111 10001111 10000000 00001000 00001000 00000000 00000001

And also note that given the hash byte 00000001 you can never know whether the original information was the first or the second one, or even something else. You can only use the hash to verify the information integrity *when* you already have the original information.

What the site md5decrypter.com does is that it has a huge database of different data and their corresponding hash values. When you provide a hash, the database is searched for an entry containing the hash you provided, and if a match is found, the corresponding data is returned.

You must also know that you can never guarantee that the information returned by the web site is the information you are looking for. For example, if I tell you the hash of my web site name is 62f75a320a5b1a0c61879a57dac58352, then this does not imply that my web site is test.klwn.com, simply because there is an infinite number of site names that will have the same hash.

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  Nayer Naguib

 

by: datastreamcowboysPosted on 2007-11-05 at 11:31:08ID: 20218711

simple answer:
MD5 is a one way has and cant be decrypted. MD5 is used as a comparative. Although can be brute forced or by running a dictionary attack if it is a password file, but no way of decrypting it as if it was a 2-way has like blowfish or DES..

EX:
    When you log into Windows the password you type in is encrypted using MD5 and is compared to the stored password in the SAM file.

 

by: Vital_Posted on 2007-11-14 at 06:55:10ID: 20280333

Hi,

Please note that MD5 is hash, not crypt/decrypt.

Hash functions map binary strings of an arbitrary length to small binary strings of a fixed length, known as hash values. A cryptographic hash function has the property that it is computationally infeasible to find two distinct inputs that hash to the same value. Hash functions are commonly used with digital signatures and for data integrity.

The hash is used as a unique value of fixed size representing a large amount of data. Hashes of two sets of data should match if the corresponding data also matches. Small changes to the data result in large unpredictable changes in the hash.

 

by: esissPosted on 2007-11-15 at 11:18:20ID: 20291534

You could try John the ripper.  http://www.openwall.com/john/

 

by: dentabPosted on 2008-02-01 at 16:28:41ID: 20802234

actually its not imposible.  By limiting the size of the source and setting valid values, a limited list of posssible values could be generated overnight.  This is not decripting but buteforcing effectively.  With a finite amount of possible outcomes, the ones matching the checksum can be manually checked.

Still its all academic, it would be a major pain in the butt, even if the source rules were
max 255 chars, alpha numeric and &=/?_-:.
etc

 

by: blandyukPosted on 2008-03-04 at 12:28:46ID: 21044748

Just incase your interested:

MD5: 6666cd76f96956469e7be39d750cc7d9
Text: /

;)

Cracked by my MD5 site: www.md5decrypter.co.uk

 

by: dentabPosted on 2008-03-04 at 13:11:40ID: 21045153

that looks like it is exacly what I was talking about...  by storing decripts against values, it means that you have "the most likely" possible value for a given checksum.
If you were decripting text, it could be done by generating possible values and if 100% are valid chars and >75% of words were in dictionary then you have almost definately "decripted" the checksum.

 

by: APag96Posted on 2009-06-08 at 01:41:51ID: 24569972

I made a program that does exactly what you want! I will work on your problem and post the deciphered hash. If you want the program, I will post it!

 

by: blandyukPosted on 2009-06-08 at 01:55:35ID: 24570024

APag96, please read the whole article before posting a comment. You'll notice the hash has already been decrypted by myself above:

MD5: 6666cd76f96956469e7be39d750cc7d9
Text: /

;)

 

by: datastreamcowboysPosted on 2009-06-08 at 12:10:57ID: 24575310

Mudge at L0pht Heavy Industries just brute forced MD5 with L0pht crack 15+ years ago. They did this by doing a dictionary attack comparing hashes, and if that didn't work they brute forced the LANMAN (all caps) then ran case sensitivity. Then finally would just split it up in chunks and compare hashes in pieces.

L0pht crack was on @Stake's site after they bought L0pht, but now that Symantec own's @Stake I doubt if anything is mentioned there...

 

by: APag96Posted on 2009-06-08 at 20:34:48ID: 24578054

hey blandyuk, sorry about that. I noticed that it was decoded right after I posted my comment. I'm new to this site. Give me a break :)

 

by: blandyukPosted on 2009-06-09 at 00:44:02ID: 24578900

That's cool :) Nice to see new faces on here.

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