In the net, there is a lot of programs to brute hashes like MD5, MySQL, SHA1, and other. One of the best software for crack the hashes is PasswordsPro (PasswordPro v2.5.1.1 is the new one when I checked). This program is designated for the recovery of passwords for different types of hashes. Password Pro currently supports about 30 types of hashes, and new ones can be easily added by creating a custom external hashing DLL-module. The actual list of available modules can be found on the software-related forum. The peak number of hashes the application is capable of working with simultaneously is 256.

Password Pro v2.5.1.1 using following this methods for recovery:

1. Preliminary attack
2. Brute force attack (including distributed attack)
3. Mask attack
4. Simple dictionary attack
5. Combined dictionary attack
6. Hybrid dictionary attack
7. Rainbow attack

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