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I'm trying to connect to my friends wireless network, but we don't know the password (ie. network/WEP/WPA key). The WLAN is secured by WPA2.

My friend's laptop with Windows 7 connects automatically to the WLAN. Is there a way to get the password from his laptop?

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WirelessKeyView from Nirsoft should do the trick.

However, AVG (antivirus) flags it up as spyware/adware. Not sure if it is or not but just thought you may like to know...

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It isn't spyware but is likely flagged as such because allowing this program to run on a coporate system can be a security vulnerability. – ultrasawblade Aug 1 '11 at 18:22
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http://www.thewindowsplanet.com/939/how-to-recover-wi-fi-network-key-in-windows-7.htm

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For some reason the "Show characters" box was disabled (ie. I couldn't click it). Perhaps I didn't have the privileges, although I believe it was an admin account. – wlanwanna Jul 7 '10 at 8:59

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