I've got two questions I can't find the answer to:
1) I do my hashcat runs using --remove thinking it might be faster since hashcat doesn't have to check a particular hash again. But now I'm wondering if the disk i/o from having to update the hash file more than offsets any checking time saved. I can't be the only one to think of this but I can't find anything either way. Is it better to use --remove (speed-wise) when hunting for passwords, or using it with the found password list from the last run before the next, or don't use it? I have a backup of my original list, so I'm not worried about screwing that up.
2) What character set does hashcat assume/use? For example, the spanish alphabet (and keyboard) has a ñ character. Could I use a wordlist with that character without hex encoding it? What about in a mask?
1) I do my hashcat runs using --remove thinking it might be faster since hashcat doesn't have to check a particular hash again. But now I'm wondering if the disk i/o from having to update the hash file more than offsets any checking time saved. I can't be the only one to think of this but I can't find anything either way. Is it better to use --remove (speed-wise) when hunting for passwords, or using it with the found password list from the last run before the next, or don't use it? I have a backup of my original list, so I'm not worried about screwing that up.
2) What character set does hashcat assume/use? For example, the spanish alphabet (and keyboard) has a ñ character. Could I use a wordlist with that character without hex encoding it? What about in a mask?