How to Recover Your ICQ Password

ICQ is a free, downloadable program that allows users to send and receive instant messages. It requires the creation of a password protected user account to use the service and when logging into ICQ both username, and its corresponding password must be entered. However, if a password is lost or forgotten, it can be recovered in a number of ways.

You will need:

• Computer with internet connection and ICQ installed

Instructions

Resetting the ICQ Password Online

1. If you forget your password, you can recover it by going to the ICQ Password page. Enter the URL https://www.icq.com/password/ into the address field.
2. Enter your ICQ number in the assigned field. The site will forward your password to the e-mail account you used when you signed up for ICQ.
3. If you forget your ICQ number too, you must enter some personal information. These are the things you provided when you registered with ICQ. It includes your nickname, first name, family name, and e-mail. This will be used to locate your ICQ number in the directory.
4. Once you have confirmed your identity, your password and ICQ number will be sent to your e-mail address.

Recovering a stored ICQ password

1. There are several ICQ password recovery tools that can be used if the password is stored somewhere in the system where they can be saved or encrypted. Password recovery programs can read encryption; they can search the system and look for the ICQ passwords.
2. When using these programs, follow the steps outlined for each. Programs of this type often have easy to use graphic user interfaces. The instructions for using the application can also be found on the developer’s website and in the help files found in the software.

Mounting brute force attack

• It is possible to set up a brute force attack to retrieve an ICQ password. There are manuals that can help in mounting a brute force attack; however, an automated tool, like IPDbrute, is simpler to use.