BulletsPassView

by Nir Sofer

A free NirSoft utility that reveals passwords hidden behind bullets in standard Windows and Internet Explorer password text boxes.

Operating system: Windows

Publisher: Nir Sofer

Release: BulletsPassView 1.32

Antivirus check: VirusTotal report

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BulletsPassView is free software that reveals a password hidden behind bullets in a standard password input textbox, in plaintext. This software helps users recover passwords typed or saved in Windows programs and Internet Explorer forms that they have forgotten the characters for.

BulletsPassView comes in 32 and 64-bit versions. BulletsPassView 64-bit is only compatible with 64-bit (i.e., x64) operating systems. BulletsPassView is a standalone executable that does not require additional libraries, dependencies, or extensions. Simply download the executable program files and place the executable file anywhere on the hard disk and double-click the executable to run the program. BulletsPassView executable can also be placed in a USB flash memory stick or external storage unit for portability to a different Windows machine.

BulletsPassView does not require much computation and processing resources to run (i.e., BulletsPassView uses a low amount of CPU and RAM). Therefore, BulletsPassView has minimal impact on system performance. BulletsPassView does not add new entries to the Windows registry, leaving the storage drive (e.g., hard disk drive, HDD) clean after removal.

BulletsPassView graphical user interface is a plain and simple window, with the passwords displayed in the window after the program completes scanning. The window displays the window title, password, the field and process name, path, and description. Unlike older tools, it does not reveal the password inside the original textbox, which keeps showing bullets. The new password can be revealed by refreshing the BulletsPassView window, or automatically with the auto-refresh option.

Passwords can be saved to a text/HTML/CSV/XML file, or copied to the clipboard for other various methods of exportation. The export can also be run from the command line.

BulletsPassView is not supported on Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers, because they do not use standard password textboxes. Therefore, BulletsPassView will not be able to reveal passwords in those browsers, nor in dial-up and network logon dialogs.

BulletsPassView shows hidden passwords, including non-English characters, and saves them to text, HTML, CSV or XML files.

Features:

  • Supports Windows 2000 up to Windows 7/2008
  • Reveals passwords stored in the password input textbox
  • Save the revealed password in text/html/csv/xml file
  • Ensures passwords with non-English characters are extracted properly
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or Server 2008
Separate x64 build for 64-bit Windows

PROS
Reveals passwords hidden behind asterisks in standard text-boxes.
Portable tool that needs no installation.
Simple, user-friendly, and straightforward interface.

CONS
Limited compatibility with some password protected programs.
Does not work with Chrome, Firefox or Opera.
No longer actively updated.
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