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This article shows how to construct a non-recursive zip bomb If all six of its layers are recursively unzipped,Īnd thus expand infinitely if recursively unzipped,Īre likewise perfectly safe to unzip once. Nesting zip files within zip files to get an extra factor of 1032 with each layer.īut the trick only works on implementations that The compression algorithm most commonly supported by zip parsers,Ĭannot achieve a compression ratio greater than 1032.įor this reason, zip bombs typically rely on recursive decompression, We compare only against the older version.Ĥ2.zip but haven't been able to find a source- let me knowĬompression bombs that use the zip format
The difference is that the newer version requires a password before unzipping. Now that I have the place and infrastructure for it, I’ll regularly add new content there.Source code: git clone zipbomb-20210121.zip Data and source for figures: git clone One last thing: I have converted the BetterZip help into an online readable format and placed it in the new MacItBetter Library together with a number of articles, tips and tricks.
You can still preview all the files in the archive with BetterZip which is just as quick.
If an archive has more files than that, only the first 10,000 will be listed. I have now added an “item count” field and a limit of 10,000 files (which is approximately where the system’s memory limit kicks in). When you tried to preview an archive with a huge number of files, it always failed.
One of these concerns the BetterZip Quick Look Generator: The QL system on macOS has a size limitation (120MB - ridiculous, I know) and when a generator uses more memory than allowed, it is simply killed off, similar to apps on iOS. There are many more bug fixes and enhancements in the new version that you can find in the release notes. The password manager’s “Import” function became “Edit Passwords as Text”, which allows you to edit all passwords as text and copy them to the clipboard for external save keeping, e.g., in a secure note in your favorite password manager. Configure when BetterZip should lock your passwords in the preferences window. The transformation will be done automatically.Īdditionally, the passwords can now be locked and unlocked with the master password for increased security. Passwords are now stored AES-256 encrypted in the preferences file instead of the macOS keychain, keeping your passwords safe, but making it easier to completely copy your BetterZip setup from one Mac to another or using a common set of passwords in a multi-user environment. New feature #2: I completely rewrote the password manager. Yay! Alternatively, have BetterZip automatically extract files of a certain kind to a predefined folder when double clicking. BetterZip 4.1 now lets you configure to open them in your favorite editor instead. A double click in the archive window always fired up Console.app, so you had to use the “Open with…” menu. log files open with Console.app on macOS and you want to keep it that way, you’d rather open those server log files with BBEdit. Imagine you regularly work with server log files and although the. New feature #1: Configure which apps to use to view certain file types, and how to treat them in the preview (e.g., as text).
While we are still waiting for spring, the first BetterZip feature update of the year is here: