For RAR files (often used for large breach compilation lists), use unrar (install via unrar-free or rar ).
gunzip rockyou.txt.gz # produces rockyou.txt hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hash.txt rockyou.txt hashcat compressed wordlist
This paper examines using compressed wordlists with Hashcat to reduce storage and I/O overhead while maintaining effective password-cracking throughput. It covers compression formats, on-the-fly decompression strategies, integration methods with Hashcat, performance trade-offs, experimental benchmarks, and recommended practices for practitioners. For RAR files (often used for large breach
