Find the hidden saved internet passwords?

Question

I have saved my passwords on various sites to blogs etc in the past on internet explorer and now I would like to remember what those passwords are. Does anyone know how I could find them...like a folder they could be in or any software that actually works? thanks.

Answer 1

This program will

http://www.oxid.it/cain.html

It is a free password recovery program.  Some Antivirus will warn you about it, but it is not malicious.  Well, it could be used for malicious purposes, but it also has legitimate value, for situations like yours.

Just click on the decoders tab and select IE passwords and check the Plus button, it will import them.

Just a note on the antivirus thing, this is from wikipedia in case you have any concerns:

Status with Virus Scanners Some virus scanners, notably Avast! detect Cain and Abel as 'malware' "Win32:Cain-B [Tool]". It's classified in Avast! as "Other potentially dangerous program". The author, and owner of oxid.it states that his programs are not Malware. Even if Cain's install directory, as well as the word "Cain", are added to Avast's exclude list, the real-time scanner will stop Cain from functioning. The latest version of Avast no longer blocks Cain.

Kevin