Archived or compressed files which are compressed using the Zip file compression format are named with the .zip or .ZIP extension. These archives generally contain several different files compressed to save space, but occasionally some or all of the files inside are left alone. Simple .txt files for example, take up so little space it's not necessary to compress them. ZIP compressed files can contain binary, executable, and system files, and just about any other type including viruses, spyware, and malware. The .zip format should not be confused with .gzip. Although both formats use the DEFLATE compression algorithm they are separate and distinct formats.
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The .zip file format is a container consisting of files and directories place in random order. There is no need for sequential data in a .zip file so the compression utility searches for the most efficient place to put the next round of information and puts it there. The only section of the archive that follows a sense of order is the central directory, which is always found at the very end of the file. This directory contains information about each file in the archive including file name, size, any needed meta data, and the relative offset for the local header of each individual file. The offset tells the computer where to find the file in relation to the central directory.
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More Info Regarding File Extension Zip
An inherent weakness of the .zip file makes it vulnerable to security issues, many of which have received a lot of publicity. The weakness involves the ability to add a comment at the end of the file, with data if necessry, just after the central directory. Because of the random nature of how files are stored in the .zip archive it is possible to begin the first offset at a number other than zero. This leaves open the possibility to store malicious data at the beginning of a .zip file along with a command to execute it at the other end, making the file a security risk without ever decompressing it. Users should exercise the utmost caution when downloading .zip files from the internet.
On the other hand, the issue from the previous paragraph has also been seen as a strength and utilized as such. The same features that allow the execution of malicious code also allow for the creation of self-extracting .zip files. Due to the open nature of running executables in Windows without permissions, many third party software developers take advantage of these features to create self-extracting installation files. They get the benefits of compression for saving space and increasing download speed, without the need for customers to have a specific decompression tool. Windows users simply click the .exe file (which is really a .zip in this case) and it will decompress the archive and run the installation program.
For basic support of .zip files most computer users need not go any further than their operating system. Microsoft began offering built-in support for .zip in 1998; Mac's built-in support comes from Finder or BOMArchiveHelper; Linux users have built-in support through Nautilus (Gnome) or Konqueror (KDE). Additionally, some iPhones and mobile devices using Windows Mobile support .zip files natively.
Users who wish to have a compression utility with more features will find that most modern programs support .zip files. Mac users can chose from MacItBetter BetterZip, Smith Micro Stuffit Expander for Mac, ZipIt, and Zipeg. For Windows users 7-Zip, Bitberry BitZipper, Corel WinZip, PKZip, RARLAB WinRAR, Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe, TurboSoft AnyZip, UnZipThemAll, WinAce, Winferno SnapZip, and Zipeg will all open and extract .zip files. Finally, Linux users can use Ark, Funzip, p7zip, or Unzip for these files. While some of these utilities work only as decompressors, most of them work the other way, allowing users to create .zip files as well.
