Facebook is open sourcing a new compression algorithm called Zstandard that aims to replace the common technology behind the Zip file format. The most common algorithm behind the Zip file format is ...

What makes the threat particularly dangerous is not just because it is being utilized, but also because it allows a person to remotely execute malware on an computer. 7-zip, one of the world's most ...

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 ...

7-Zip and p7Zip belong to a family of file compression utilities that are among the best available for Linux/Unix. So you would think that the development communities would offer to Linux users what ...

Ashampoo Zip Free is free file compression and decompression software for the Windows operating system. The free version provides users with a wide variety of functions. It can open archive files in ...

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 ...