diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 684d9e3..d02dbe2 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@ __*Why "v3.0.0" instead of "v1.0.0?"*__ Prior to phpMussel v3, the "phpMussel Co
 
 #### Other changes.
 - [2024.11.06]: Added PHP 8.4 to workflows.
+- [2024.11.06]: Improved encrypted zip file detection.
diff --git a/src/Scanner.php b/src/Scanner.php
index a4afeae..6376f95 100644
--- a/src/Scanner.php
+++ b/src/Scanner.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * License: GNU/GPLv2
  * @see LICENSE.txt
  *
- * This file: The scanner (last modified: 2024.10.15).
+ * This file: The scanner (last modified: 2024.11.06).
  */
 
 namespace phpMussel\Core;
@@ -2860,8 +2860,8 @@ private function archiveRecursor(string $Data, string $File = '', int $ScanDepth
              * @link https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT
              */
             if ($this->Loader->Configuration['files']['block_encrypted_archives']) {
-                $Bits = $this->explodeBits(substr($Data, 6, 2));
-                if ($Bits && $Bits[7]) {
+                $Bits = $this->explodeBits(substr($Data, 6, 1));
+                if ($Bits !== '' && substr($Bits, 7, 1) === '1') {
                     $this->atHit($DataHash, $DataLen, $ItemRef, sprintf(
                         $this->Loader->L10N->getString('grammar_exclamation_mark'),
                         sprintf(