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In Excel and Word 95 and prior editions a weak protection algorithm is used that converts a password to a 16-bit verifier and a 16-byte XOR obfuscation array [1] key. [4] Hacking software is now readily available to find a 16-byte key and decrypt the password-protected document. [5] Office 97, 2000, XP and 2003 use RC4 with 40 bits. [4]
A self-extracting archive created using 7-Zip. A self-extracting archive (SFX or SEA) is a computer executable program which combines compressed data in an archive file with machine-executable code to extract the information. Running on a compatible operating system, it does not need a suitable extractor in the target computer to extract the data.
LibreOffice is able to open and save Office Open XML files. [45] Apache OpenOffice from version 3.0 can import Office Open XML files but not save them. [46] Version 3.2 improved this feature with read support even for password-protected Office Open XML files. [47] [48] [49] The Go-oo fork of OpenOffice could also write OOXML files.
Express Zip can open existing archive files, create new archives, add files or folders to an archive, remove files from an archive, open selected files, and convert existing archives into other archive file types. [5] It can also be used to manage zip files by editing or moving their contents, adding password protection, or encryption. [6]
7z – 7-zip compressed file; ACE – ace: ACE compressed file; ALZ – ALZip compressed file; ARC – pre-Zip data compression; ARJ – ARJ compressed file; BZ2 – bzip2; CAB – A cabinet file is a library of compressed files stored as one file. Cabinet files are used to organize installation files that are copied to the user's system. [2]
Other well-known software with CAB archive support includes WinZip, WinRAR or 7-Zip. The aforementioned cabextract is a common tool for Linux systems, [13] but is only capable of extracting archives. The gcab tool however can both extract and create CAB archives. [14] For a full list, see Comparison of file archivers § archive formats.
ZIP files generally use the file extensions.zip or .ZIP and the MIME media type application/zip. [1] ZIP is used as a base file format by many programs, usually under a different name. When navigating a file system via a user interface, graphical icons representing ZIP files often appear as a document or other object prominently featuring a zipper.
Info-ZIP's Zip and UnZip have been ported to dozens of computing platforms. The UnZip web page describes UnZip as "The Third Most Portable Program in the World", surpassed by Hello World, C-Kermit, and possibly the Linux kernel. [2] The "zip" and "unzip" programs included with most Linux and Unix distributions are Info-ZIP's Zip and UnZip.