How do i crack the password of a protected PDF file?

Question

I downloaded a PDF from some share site.. bt wen i tried opening it, its askin for a password.. the site did not give any thing like that... so anyways to crack it?

Answer 1

You can try one of the following products:

Passware Acrobat Key ($45)
http://www.lostpassword.com/acrobat.htm

APDFPR Pro ($99)
http://www.elcomsoft.com/apdfpr.html

However, before you attempt to crack the PDF password, I would recommend you carefully evaluate whether such action is legal and ethical in your circumstances.

Answer 2

This is a question that is asked on Y! A over and over - essentially, "How to bypass a password."

Folks want to access their friend's email account, or install stolen software, or get into someone else's computer, or (as in your case) access a password-protected document.

Passwords are designed to keep others out. If the person who placed the password on the document had wanted you to see it, they would have provided you the password.