![All There's a malicious zip file titled "42 zip". It's known as a "zip bomb" because Its file size is only 42 kilobytes. But when it's uncompressed, it expands to 4.5 petabytes ( All There's a malicious zip file titled "42 zip". It's known as a "zip bomb" because Its file size is only 42 kilobytes. But when it's uncompressed, it expands to 4.5 petabytes (](https://imageproxyb.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/e7a8edd347d906c828125fed56ada7703c090b4281d7558d1b4e22056b88c811_1.jpg)
All There's a malicious zip file titled "42 zip". It's known as a "zip bomb" because Its file size is only 42 kilobytes. But when it's uncompressed, it expands to 4.5 petabytes (
![ThioJoe on X: "The whole .zip TLD thing is worse than I thought. Here's a 4 year old comment on YouTube that has now had the mention of 42 .zip converted to ThioJoe on X: "The whole .zip TLD thing is worse than I thought. Here's a 4 year old comment on YouTube that has now had the mention of 42 .zip converted to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwrSwUyaQAIof1M.jpg)
ThioJoe on X: "The whole .zip TLD thing is worse than I thought. Here's a 4 year old comment on YouTube that has now had the mention of 42 .zip converted to
Ethical Hacking - A zip bomb, also known as a Zip of Death or decompression bomb , is a malicious archive file designed to crash or render useless the program or system
![TIL there is a "zip bomb" called 42.zip that is only 42 kilobytes when zipped, but is 4.5 Petabytes uncompressed. : r/todayilearned TIL there is a "zip bomb" called 42.zip that is only 42 kilobytes when zipped, but is 4.5 Petabytes uncompressed. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/5IZGxmGl_tjNccTN8v-WvdCVPyGQgp15M7FKNnLqzl4.jpg?auto=webp&s=e8128927b79f022fbf9cee8f4b5a34d4cfe4e7c1)