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# compress

`misc::compress` performs a self compression of mimikatz.

![Self compression](https://894632015-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MiRT0QHotSpofwDFs_w%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f1b618060877ffe852b9ccdae008cce4e29d2f90%2F1.PNG?alt=media)