Optimistic decompression
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Optimistic decompression
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Optimistic decompression is a digital forensics technique in which each byte of an input buffer is examined for the possibility of compressed data. If data is found that might be compressed, a decompression algorithm is invoked to perform a trial decompression. If the decompressor does not produce an error, the decompressed data is processed. The decompressor is thus called optimistically---that is, with the hope that it might be successful. Optimistic decompression is used as a tool to validate
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2017-12-18T14:20:55Z
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