diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/PKZIP.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/PKZIP.cs
index b21b9d31..f7a9ec3c 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/PKZIP.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/PKZIP.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner.FileType
             try
             {
                 var readerOptions = new ReaderOptions() { LookForHeader = lookForHeader };
-                using var zipFile = ZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+                var zipFile = ZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+
+                // Try to read the file path if no entries are found
+                if (zipFile.Entries.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(file) && File.Exists(file))
+                    zipFile = ZipArchive.Open(file, readerOptions);
+
                 foreach (var entry in zipFile.Entries)
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/RAR.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/RAR.cs
index 086b1370..3a33c19e 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/RAR.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/RAR.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner.FileType
             try
             {
                 var readerOptions = new ReaderOptions() { LookForHeader = lookForHeader };
-                using RarArchive rarFile = RarArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+                RarArchive rarFile = RarArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+
+                // Try to read the file path if no entries are found
+                if (rarFile.Entries.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(file) && File.Exists(file))
+                    rarFile = RarArchive.Open(file, readerOptions);
+
                 if (!rarFile.IsComplete)
                     return false;
 
diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/SevenZip.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/SevenZip.cs
index a5d3008e..850ad250 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/SevenZip.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/SevenZip.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner.FileType
             try
             {
                 var readerOptions = new ReaderOptions() { LookForHeader = lookForHeader };
-                using var sevenZip = SevenZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+                var sevenZip = SevenZipArchive.Open(stream, readerOptions);
+
+                // Try to read the file path if no entries are found
+                if (sevenZip.Entries.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(file) && File.Exists(file))
+                    sevenZip = SevenZipArchive.Open(file, readerOptions);
+
                 foreach (var entry in sevenZip.Entries)
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/TapeArchive.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/TapeArchive.cs
index bb9cf77c..227e3130 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/TapeArchive.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/FileType/TapeArchive.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner.FileType
 #if NET462_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP
             try
             {
-                using var tarFile = TarArchive.Open(stream);
+                var tarFile = TarArchive.Open(stream);
+
+                // Try to read the file path if no entries are found
+                if (tarFile.Entries.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(file) && File.Exists(file))
+                    tarFile = TarArchive.Open(file);
+
                 foreach (var entry in tarFile.Entries)
                 {
                     try