n cmptng, zp bmb, ls knwn s dcmprssn bmb r zp f dth (ZD), s mlcs rchv fl dsgnd t crsh r rndr slss th prgrm r systm rdng t. Th ldr th systm r prgrm, th mr lkly t s t fll fr t. t s ftn mplyd t dsbl ntvrs sftwr, n rdr t crt n pnng fr mr trdtnl mlwr.
zp bmb llws prgrm t fnctn nrmlly, bt, nstd f hjckng th prgrm's prtn, crts n rchv tht rqrs n xcssv mnt f tm, dsk spc, r mmry t npck.
Mst mdrn ntvrs prgrms cn dtct whthr fl s zp bmb n rdr t vd npckng t.