SpotAuditor

Considering that most people store valuable information and resources on the computer, protecting it via password and encryption cannot be stressed enough. And, if you are respecting the recommendations, chances are that you have different passwords set up to protect the data. But what do you do when you forget one?

SpotAuditor is a feature-rich application that recovers passwords saved in various platforms, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Microsoft Outlook. According to the developer, the tool can retrieve passwords for more than 40 commonly used Windows programs and tools.

The setup is a quick and uneventful operation that does not need too much attention on your part. Although the interface is not particularly attractive, it is well organized and provides all the options in the upper section. The options in this case refer to select the authorization mode, local or remote machine and the type of audit preferred.

The audit mode allows you to specify the type of information you are looking for. In addition to passwords, the tool can also retrieve a list of visited URLs, installed programs or asterisk password uncovered. Moreover, you can remove Internet Explorer's Content Advisor password, decode Base64 encrypted passwords, convert hexadecimal code to string, explore and delete IE cookies, as well as delete IE history and files.

A noteworthy feature of the program is that it can retrieve passwords both on your local machine and remote workstations. A system administrator can access a remote computer by simply specifying the login credentials and the IP range.

Similarly to the local machine, the application enables you to filter the passwords found and hence, limit your search to the program or tool of choice.

Even though it does not come with the best looking or flashiest interface, SpotAuditor compensates with its numerous advanced features and can help you retrieve passwords for dozens of apps and tools.