Miranda Password Decryptor (formerly Miranda ICQ Password Decryptor)

Miranda Password Decryptor is a simplistic application with a pretty self-explanatory name. Its main purpose is to provide you with a fast and easy method for retrieving lost or forgotten passwords for the Miranda IM, the popular multi-protocol instant messaging client.

The interface is simple and minimalistic, which is understandable since the application focuses more on functionality, rather than nifty looks. It comprises a section that displays the analyzed Miranda databases, together with the detected passwords, but that is about it.

Designed with ease of use in mind, Miranda Password Decryptor is suitable for any type of user, either beginner or experienced. In order to recover your password, supplying the Miranda IM profile database location is pretty much all you have to do since the application takes care of the rest.

Depending on the operating system you are using, the profile database (saved in DAT format) is saved in different locations. On more recent Windows versions, you can find it in the ‘AppData’ folder.

Once you have the profile database, all that’s left is to import it to Miranda Password Decryptor. The application analyzes the database structure and displays the last saved password within its main window. It provides support for all the protocols that Miranda IM uses, including ICQ, Yahoo, AIM, MSN, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, IAX, NetSend, Tlen, Facebook.

As mentioned above, only the last saved password is displayed by the application, which means that if you have multiple accounts configured within a single Miranda profile, you might not be able to retrieve the password for all of them.

All things considered, Miranda Password Decryptor does not bring outstanding features to the table, but it surely worth trying for those who lost their Miranda IM profile passwords and have no other possibility of retrieving it.