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Do You Use WinRAR? Install This Urgent Security Update ASAP To Thwart Hackers

Once upon a time, WinRAR was far and away the most popular archival software for Windows. While it isn't as ubiquitous as it once was—due both to the rise of the open-source 7-Zip as well as Microsoft ...
Bleeping Computer

Malspam Exploits WinRAR ACE Vulnerability to Install a Backdoor

Researchers have discovered a malspam campaign that is distributing a a malicious RAR archive that may be the first one to exploit the newly discovered WinRAR ACE vulnerability to install malware on a ...
Windows Central

WinRAR has a major security bug, and you have to install its fix manually

Attackers can utilize a bug to execute code on your PC when you open zipped files. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WinRAR has a ...
PC Magazine

WinRAR Fixes Flaw Involving Booby-Trapped Archive Files That Install Malware

If you use WinRAR, it’s time to update. The file-archiving utility has patched a serious vulnerability that can be exploited to launch malware from a booby-trapped RAR file. After a user reported the ...
The Verge

PSA: it’s time to update WinRAR due to a big security vulnerability

WinRAR doesn’t have an auto-update feature, but you’ll want to go ahead and patch it right now. WinRAR doesn’t have an auto-update feature, but you’ll want to go ahead and patch it right now. is a ...