Microsoft compressed file in Quantum format, used prior to Windows XP. File can be decompressed using Extract.exe or Expand.exe distributed with earlier versions of Windows. After compression, the last character of the original filename extension is replaced with an underscore, e.g. ‘Setup.exe’ becomes ‘Setup.ex_’. — file signature 53 5A 44 44 88 F0 27 33 at offset 0

For Microsoft compressed file in Quantum format, used prior to Windows XP. File can be decompressed using Extract.exe or Expand.exe distributed with earlier versions of Windows. After compression, the last character of the original filename extension is replaced with an underscore, e.g. ‘Setup.exe’ becomes ‘Setup.ex_’., hex signature is 53 5A 44 44 88 F0 27 33; offset is 0; extension is ??_, verified against its source on 2026-09-22.

What the source says

53 5A 44 44 88 F0 27 33 | SZDDˆð'3 | 0 | ??_ | Microsoft compressed file in Quantum format, used prior to Windows XP. File can be decompressed using Extract.exe or Expand.exe distributed with earlier versions of Windows. After compression, the last character of the original filename extension is replaced with an underscore, e.g. ‘Setup.exe’ becomes ‘Setup.ex_’. |

— en.wikipedia.org, retrieved 2026-09-22

Source

• en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures

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