Systems should be configured to reject archives where the ratio of compressed-to-uncompressed size is suspiciously high.
It is used to overwhelm security software that attempts to scan within archives, preventing it from detecting other, actual malicious files. 4. Mitigation and Defense Infinite.zip
"Infinite.zip"—often referred to in technical circles as a type of or decompression bomb (such as the famous 42.zip )—is a maliciously crafted archive file designed to crash, freeze, or overwhelm the storage capacity of any system that attempts to unpack it. Systems should be configured to reject archives where