File: Maniac.mansion.zip ... -

The first step is to examine the archive's structure and metadata without extracting it to see if any clues are visible in the file names or comments.

A file like mansion.jpg is inside. You may need to check for hidden data using steghide or exiftool . File: maniac.mansion.zip ...

zipinfo maniac.mansion.zip or lsar maniac.mansion.zip The first step is to examine the archive's

Once extracted, you are often faced with one of two scenarios: which contains another

The zip contains another zip, which contains another, and so on. A recursive script is required to reach the final layer.