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Password Breaker

This routine provides a password to unprotect a protected worksheet by trying all possible 6 character password combinations using letters A-Z and numbers 0-9. It uses nested For loops to try every combination and unprotects the sheet if a valid password is found. If successful, it displays the password that worked in a message box and also writes it to cell A1. However, it may not reveal the original password used to protect the sheet.

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Password Breaker

This routine provides a password to unprotect a protected worksheet by trying all possible 6 character password combinations using letters A-Z and numbers 0-9. It uses nested For loops to try every combination and unprotects the sheet if a valid password is found. If successful, it displays the password that worked in a message box and also writes it to cell A1. However, it may not reveal the original password used to protect the sheet.

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Alok Sarkar
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VBA Samples
Microsoft Excel
Crack Sheet Protection Password
This routine provides a password to unprotect your worksheet. However, it may not give you
the original password that was used.
Open the workbook that has the protected sheet in it. Hit Alt+F11 to view the Visual Basic
Editor. Hit Insert-Module and paste this code into the right-hand code window:
Sub PasswordBreaker()
'Author unknown but submitted by brettdj of www.experts-exchange.com
Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer
Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer
Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer
Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer
On Error Resume Next
For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66
For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66
For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66
For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _
Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _
Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents = False Then
MsgBox "One usable password is " & Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _
Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _
Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1).Select
Range("a1").FormulaR1C1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _
Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _
Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
Exit Sub
End If
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next

End Sub
Close the VB Editor window. Navigate to the worksheet you want to unprotect. Hit ToolsMacro-Macros and double-click PasswordBreaker in the list.

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