: Academic papers on automated malware classification often use split archives like this to distribute large "memory dumps" for testing.
: It often appears in walkthroughs for analyzing infected Windows images.
While there isn't a single "official" paper for every file with this name (as it can be used for various custom data transfers), it is most notably referenced in technical documentation and labs concerning:
: You must have all subsequent files (e.g., .002 , .003 ) in the same folder.