Thread: KGB Super Archiver

Has anyone tried the Super Archiver (attached). It can really compress files .. and when I say "really compress" it is means way-way really compress. I tried compressing the entire GTA San Andreas installable and it compressed to 64 KB!!!

Don't take my word for it - try it yourself.

Downside? Uncompressing takes quite a while to finish.

Cool application
Thanks

And attached is the GTA San Andreas game.

Important Note:

1. Rename this file from .zip to .kgb
2. Use the Super Archiver to unarchive

This is just great

How can an application compress 640 MB in 64 kb?

i still cant believe it

I just downloaded a 640 MB game is seconds

How about ppl start compressing movies and uploading using KGB format

is it real?

(EDIT)HOLY CRAP! is it just downloading from the net?
(EDIT 2)KINNDA USELESS 12323 hours to uncompress

cool consept.

Dont know what sort of machine you tried this on but mine says 6 hours something ... You need a couple of gb's more RAM to speed this up I guess..

Sorry just4kix I had to remove that attachment unfortunately.

Thanks for sharing this cool application.

Originally Posted by Admin

Sorry just4kix I had to remove that attachment unfortunately.

Thanks for sharing this cool application.

No problem. I knew it was illegal anyway. Just wanted to demonstrate the power.

well i have to say its a good proof of consept

first, it doesnt work
second, it has a virus
third, there is no gta san instable attached
forth, such a thing can never be created, search google why
fifth, Winrar is currentyl the normal user's super archiver

AND DO NOT FLOOD THE FORUMS< PEOPLE ARE NOT STUPID

Originally Posted by sdsidgnn

first, it doesnt work
second, it has a virus
third, there is no gta san instable attached
forth, such a thing can never be created, search google why
fifth, Winrar is currentyl the normal user's super archiver

AND DO NOT FLOOD THE FORUMS< PEOPLE ARE NOT STUPID

Normally, I would not reply to such idiotic posts but some serious charges have been leveled against me (especially the CAPS part). So my answers:

1. It does work. The program is very resource intensive and you need a Core2 Duo processor + min 1 GB RAM for this. Even then it will be very slow as might be expected.
2. It does not have a virus. I had it checked. Maybe there is something at your end.
3. GTA-SA was attached but later removed as per forum policy. A few people did download it before it was removed.
4 & 5. This has been created and it works. I have tested it myself.

FINALLY, I do not flood the forum with stupid mails - ask any one on this forum who has been here for a while. If you choose to be close minded then that is your outlook.

Dude there is no virus
It works
it needs a good computer
SO STOP ACTING LIKE AN ASS
exuse my langige

you need a super fast PC and it takes forever to compress those big files that smalll

which data compression software is the best of the lot ?

1) winzip
2) winrar
3) 7z

or any other suggestions are also welcome?

WinZip and WinRAR result in more or less similar compression ratio. I had posted quite a while ago, a compressor called, Super Archiver (do a forum search). It can compress a lot, and when I mean compress, really compress - it compressed the full GTA-Vice City game to 64 KB!!!

But it requires huge memory, time and other resources to do that - not only to compress but also to uncompress.

Originally Posted by just4kix

WinZip and WinRAR result in more or less similar compression ratio. I had posted quite a while ago, a compressor called, Super Archiver (do a forum search). It can compress a lot, and when I mean compress, really compress - it compressed the full GTA-Vice City game to 64 KB!!!

But it requires huge memory, time and other resources to do that - not only to compress but also to uncompress.

yes i also heard abt such kinda compression ... infact have a 1mb file which is supposed to be entire windows vista dvd ... i never used it though

Hi,

WinZip and WinRaR are good ones, but 7Z provides maximum compression but it would require good amount of time as well as resources..so if you can afford both of this then you can use it.

7z is the best free compression software available.compression is also affectes by the no of files.race driver grid, that had around 4000 files was compressed from 8gbto just 1gb..

Winrar besides giving decent compression is good because it supports a lot of file formats & if time-efficient in compression.The additional features like repairing etc are also useful.

I have heard 7z provides the best compression in the lot. Also KGB Archiver is also one of such softwares worth pondering about.

7z KGB and Uharc are all bygnone standards of the industry, right now it's ....ohh i think i forgot the name....anyways, winrar and zip dont come annuwhere near the ratio's these archivers pull off!

WinRar is a good product, but 7z is good too.

The best compression is of 7Zip's (.7z). Way better that .rar or .zip. But I use Winrar because .rar or .zip are mostly used. And also it's SFX (Self Extracting Archive) utility is better than the other ones. Now I am going to give 7zip a try.

Originally Posted by just4kix

WinZip and WinRAR result in more or less similar compression ratio. I had posted quite a while ago, a compressor called, Super Archiver (do a forum search). It can compress a lot, and when I mean compress, really compress - it compressed the full GTA-Vice City game to 64 KB!!!

But it requires huge memory, time and other resources to do that - not only to compress but also to uncompress.

I searched the net for Super Archiver after seeing that thread. But the results was the same thread. I think they changed name to KGB Archiver.

Found this while searching for which is better between 7z and KGB

Best archiver, even better than 7zip and UHARC » Raymond.CC Blog

The article is somewhat old.

7zip (.7z) decompression is supported in Winrar. But the process causes many problems (eg: missing files, data corruption etc). There is no other way but to use 7zip to decompress .7z archives.

does 7z provide password protection as strong as winrar ? i mean to say that winzip passwords were easy to break ... but winrar password protection was really gr8 ... i tried many hacking tips on the net to break winrar passwords but never had success ... where does 7z stands in this regard?