Compression - Winzip's algo vs. winrar's

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Winzip's algo vs. winrar's

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2004-11-29, 3:56 pm

Now that Winzip 9.0 uses 128- and 256-bit AES encryption, is it more secure?
Winzip's old algo was
weak, and could be broken by several apps provided on the net.
How does the present 256-bit AES algo used by Winzip compare to Winrar's
128-bit AES though?
WinRar makes smaller files than winzip, (much smaller in solid mode) and does
not reveal files until
password is entered unlike Winzip.

Is there anything better than Winrar's compression that has password
protection, file splitting, and creates self-extract exe?

PS: I've noticed it is best to compress first using WinRaR, then encrypt with
Kremlin, as Kremlin's compression is weak.

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