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How to decode Yahoo Messenger saved password?


From: Masroor Ehsan <ophelia () proshikanet-ctg com>
Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 21:06:51 +0600

Hi list!
Does anyone know how Yahoo Messenger encrypts it's password? I know it's stored in the "HKCU/Software/Yahoo/Pager/EOptions String" registry key. Can anyone share some thought/code on how to decrypt the pass?

The password decoder YPass.exe uses the yahoo dll (ycrwin32.dll). Anybody knows which functions this program calls?

Regards.

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