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by supriyo-biswas 860 days ago
Interesting! I checked with file 5.44 from Ubuntu 23.10 and 5.45 on macOS using homebrew, and in both cases, I got “Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract” for the file here[1]. I don’t have an Android phone to check and I’m also not familiar with Android tooling, so is this a corrupt APK?

[1] https://download.apkpure.net/custom/com.apkpure.aegon-319781...

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That doesn't appear to be a valid link. Try building `file` from source and using the provided default magic database.
I also tried this with the sources of file from the homepage you linked above, and I still get the same results.

You could try this for yourself using the same APKPure file which I uploaded at the following alternative link[1]. Further, while this could be a corrupt APK, I can’t see any signs of that from a cursory inspection as both the `classes.dex` and `META-INF` directory are present, and this is APKPure’s own APK, instead of an APK contributed for an app contributed by a third-party.

[1] https://wormhole.app/Mebmy#CDv86juV9H4aRCL2DSJeDw