https://github.com/abdulfatir/ZipBomb

A simple implementation of ZipBomb in Python
https://github.com/abdulfatir/ZipBomb

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A simple implementation of ZipBomb in Python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/abdulfatir/ZipBomb
• Owner: abdulfatir
• Created: 2016-06-09T08:27:56.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-14T02:27:21.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-26T00:36:55.663Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 1.81 MB
• Stars: 326
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 73
• Open Issues: 9
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  • Readme: README.md

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# ZipBomb

This is for the people who watch Silicon Valley. In Season 3 Episode 7, Gilfoyle sends a sort of recursive program to Gavin Belson’s laptop and cellphone which forces him to shut down the power at Hooli. Watch [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAqU4GRR9Y). Such a program is called a *zip bomb*.

![ZipBomb](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abdulfatir/ZipBomb/master/images/zipbomb.png)

What it is basically is a huge file with dummy data compressed to many levels to generate a very small compressed file. For example in a test run, this script of mine generates a compressed file of size **30.58 KB** which when decompressed is actually **10000000000 GB**. This is done to drain out a computer’s memory until it shuts down. Read More on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_bomb#Details_and_use).

This is a small script written in Python which generates such a zip bomb.

## Usage

`zipbomb.py n_levels out_zip_file`

## Sample Run

```bash

python zipbomb.py 10 out.zip  

```

### Output

```

Compressed File Size: 30.58 KB  

Size After Decompression: 10000000000 GB  

Generation Time: 10.40s

```