Evidence before advice.
Four practical experiments. Test files you can inspect. Results with a defined scope.
Excel password remover online: first identify what is actually locked
Five downloadable Excel test files show the difference between an opening password, worksheet protection and workbook structure protection. Includes a private, browser-only XLSX inspector.
Read the experiment ↗EXPERIMENT / 02 · Excel integrityHow to unprotect an Excel sheet: what changed in our integrity test?
A worksheet-unprotect test with formulas, formatting, a chart, merged cells and validation. See the two changed XML parts, twelve unchanged parts and the limits of the check.
Read the experiment ↗EXPERIMENT / 03 · PDF benchmarkPDF password recovery time: R3, R4, R5 and R6 tested on one RTX 4060
Known-password controls and short numeric-mask tests on generated PDF files. Compare measured candidate rates, the failed R2 control and a clearly labeled time estimator.
Read the experiment ↗EXPERIMENT / 04 · ZIP positive controlsLong ZIP password recovery: when a correct dictionary still reports no result
Five owned ZipCrypto samples with 31, 32, 51, 52 and 127-character known passwords expose a version-specific tool limit. Includes downloads, controls and a false-positive check.
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