When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb–much like we “Google” things on the Internet, we “zip” files before sending them over email. But ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

Questions about the splintering of the popular .zip file compression format may soon be resolved by the U.S. Patent Office. Two months into a standards battle between WinZip Computing and PKWare over ...

On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to create and extract "almost" .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4 and standard .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4.5. The ability to compress multiple files from one or ...

The ZIP file format is essential for compressing files, saving disk space, and reducing network transfer times. Additionally, it allows you to combine multiple files into a single, easily shareable ...

We often work with compressed file formats, but are not always sure how they work and which format is better. By default, we mostly use an archive file format like ZIP or RAR. These formats squeeze ...

The ability to compress multiple files from one or more directories into a single, smaller file is useful for reducing storage and data bandwidth requirements ...

"Bob the Smuggler": A tool that leverages HTML Smuggling Attack and allows you to create HTML files with embedded 7z/zip archives. The tool would compress your binary (EXE/DLL) into 7z/zip file format ...