Some versions are designed so that when an antivirus or a browser tries to "peek" inside the file to scan it, the software gets stuck in an infinite or near-infinite loop of extraction.
The name is a colloquialism within the cybersecurity and "trolling" communities, referring to the way the data "sprays" out and saturates the system's resources the moment the file is interacted with. How It Works Squirter.zip
System freeze, browser crash, or "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) Usually very small (under 100 KB) Detection Status Highly detectable by modern, updated antivirus software Some versions are designed so that when an
Security researchers use files like Squirter.zip to test the "robustness" of firewalls and email gateways. A good security product should identify the file as a "Decompression Bomb" and block it without attempting to open it. A good security product should identify the file