
Advanced Office 97 Password Recovery: versions history
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! bug fixed
+ improvement/modification


Version 1.33
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! crash when starting (on some machines)

Version 1.32
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+ "Clear files history" option
! recovering some workbook/sheets passwords

Version 1.31
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! some problems with localization
! a few memory leaks

Version 1.30 beta 5
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+ recover passwords for Excel book/sheets in files created by
  French version of MS Excel
+ checking for program updates in the Internet

Version 1.30 beta 4
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+ showing all passwords for the given document in
  a single, convenient window
! R/O password for MS Word: exta (garbage) chars at the end
! a few small bugfixes

Version 1.30 beta 3
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+ one dialog for all word passwords
+ one dialog for all excel passwords
+ default dictionary file name "english.dic" is now 
  expanding to full path automatically
! wrong R/O password in some circumstances
! program crash on word 95 documents
! benchmark is now not available during attack
! corrupted charset after benchmark
! wrong password after benchmark
! language variable "SC_UNICODESAVE" and "Log file" translation

Version 1.30 beta 2
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+ support for Excel 97/2000 files with workbook in Excel 95 format

Version 1.30 beta 1
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! working with read-only files
+ benchmark
+ dictionary attack:
  + start line #
  + "smart mutations" option
  + "all upper/lower case combinations" option

Version 1.22
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+ recovering Excel shared workbook password
! wrong password (brute-force attack) under certain circumstances
! empty window if dictionary file not found
! recovering long document protection password
! better support for Access 2000 passwords
! saving custom charset
! crash or exit after a few minutes of attack (buffer overflow)
! restarting the program after selecting "All printable"
! saving autosave interval
! memory leaks
! saving/restoring attack to Word file: performance

Version 1.21
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+ improved speed on Word 97/2000 files (about 10-15% on PII and PIII)
+ support for Access 2000
! a few small bugs

Version 1.2
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! incorrect remaining time in exteded statistics
! saving maximum password length (as default setting)
! save project: no file extension
+ multi-language interface
+ improved speed (about 10% on PII and PIII)
+ recovering Word document protection passwords

Version 1.1
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! error message if log file can not be opened
! recovering passwords for Access files
+ improved speed (20-25% on PII and PIII)
+ recovering passwords for documents created in French version
  of Microsoft Office (instantly!)
+ recovering write-protection password for Office documents
+ recovering passwords for individual sheets (Excel)
+ recovering passwords for workbook (Excel)
+ added help file
+ saving paths for last opened file, project, charset and dictionary
+ recent files
+ extended statistics
+ entering a user-defined charset directly in unicode
+ saving the last user-defined charset
+ user interface modifications
+ saving password to the file or Clipboard
+ unicode password displaying
+ option: progress bar update interval

Version 1.01
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! adjusting minimum password length when using "start from..."
! processing corrupted Access databases
! handling invalid characters in Access passwords
! opening the files created not with MS Office
! "start" button functionality for Access databases
+ displaying the time in days/hours/minutes/seconds format
+ when the password is found, it also shown in "current password" and
  "start from..." fields

Version 1.0
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First release.
