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My old password was in the password file, and it was flagged as cracked.

If you're a Windows user and you want to check if your password is in the file.

  (1) download the passwords file from http://www.mediafire.com/?n307hutksjstow3
  (2) the download is a RAR file, so you'll need to have WinRAR installed to extract it.
  (3) to get the sha1 version of your password, go to duckduckgo.com and type:
    sha1 yourpassword
  (4) copy the result, except for the first 6 or so characters
  (5) open a DOS command prompt (WindowsKey+R and type CMD)
  (6) type (quotes required where indicated): find "sha1hash" sha1.txt
    (note: to paste to the command prompt is right-click)
Example:

  The sha1 hash of the password 'password' is: 5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8
  Remove first six characters: e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8
  enter at command prompt: find "e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8" sha1.txt
    result:
    ---------- SHA1.TXT
    000001e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8


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