Password encryption in AIM Lite (LAIM)
Today we wanted to see if we can add support for LAIM (AIM Lite) to our new AIM Password Recovery tool but stumbled upon the same issue as we did with AIM 4.8-5.x passwords. Currently, the recovery for LAIM is not possible because password hashes are stored on the local system. As I have explained earlier about password encryption in Skype hashes are non-reversible.
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\LAIM\screen_name.txt has the following string:
aimcc.connect.host.passwordHash=hashed-aim-password
This is the exact location where the hashed AIM password is stored.
Things might change in the future and we constantly monitor AOL resources to get the fresh info asap but for now the LAIM password recovery is not possible.
Related links:
- Download AIM Password Recovery
- AIM Password Recovery homepage