Your Text Needs More JPEG
We’ve all been victims of bad memes on the Internet, but they’re not all just bad jokes gone wrong. Some are simply bad as a result of being copies-of-copies, as …read more Continue reading Your Text Needs More JPEG
Category Archives: compression
How does malware work when compressed?
I have read up on compressed folders of file types such as .zip, .rar and .7zip being the malicious file itself (excluding cases such as an .exe file being disguised as a .zip file etc…), only requiring the user to open the file in their… Continue reading How does malware work when compressed?
WinZip AE-2 for small files and AE-1 for larger – how small/how large for each? [closed]
I’m adding password protection/encryption support to a Python package that makes ZIP files (https://github.com/uktrade/stream-zip). I’m opting to not add ZipCrypto support, but instead add WinZip-style AES
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G-code Goes Binary with Proposed New Format
G-code is effective, easily edited, and nearly ubiquitous when it comes to anything CNC. The format has many strengths, but space efficiency isn’t one of them. In fact, when it …read more Continue reading G-code Goes Binary with Proposed New Format
Text Compression Gets Weirdly Efficient With LLMs
It used to be that memory and storage space were so precious and so limited of a resource that handling nontrivial amounts of text was a serious problem. Text compression …read more Continue reading Text Compression Gets Weirdly Efficient With LLMs
Explore FFmpeg From the Comfort of your Browser
If you’re looking to manipulate video, FFmpeg is one of the most powerful tools out there. But with this power comes a considerable degree of complexity, and a learning curve …read more Continue reading Explore FFmpeg From the Comfort of your Browser
Can you unzip multiple password protected compressed files at once?
Is that possible in winrar or other application? If not, is there a way to bulk unzip all the files at once without having to input password? Thanks.
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Fuzzy hash of a file
Could someone please explain this to me: When you use a fuzzy hash algorithm (ssdeep, tlsh, sdhash… or any other) to calculate the hash value of a file, does it calculate the hash based on the whole file (e.g. a PDF file consists of a tr… Continue reading Fuzzy hash of a file
What is XVO File and How to open it in Windows?
In this post, we will describe what is an XVO file and how to open it on a Windows PC. An XVO file is the main file that makes up the .ratDVD file. ratDVD is a container file format associated with the DVD-ripping software RatDVD. It is used to compre… Continue reading What is XVO File and How to open it in Windows?
Which is preferable compress and encrypt or just encrypt and no compression in purely security perspective and not in resources or efficiency? [duplicate]
I want to know what attack am I exposed to if I implement one of the two method. I’m pretty sure both of them are not 100% fool-proof and both of them are expose to traffic-analysis attack if I do sent the files through the internet. I wan… Continue reading Which is preferable compress and encrypt or just encrypt and no compression in purely security perspective and not in resources or efficiency? [duplicate]