WinRAR has a major security bug
WinRAR has a major security bug
Attackers can utilize a bug to execute code on your PC when you open zipped files.
Is it that you can keep using the free trial forever? /s
54 0 Replyyeah it's called winrar
53 0 ReplySwitch to 7-Zip now!
12 0 Replyscoop install 7zip
.everytime.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The issue was discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which discussed the problem in depth in a blog post.
The issue allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code when someone opens a zipped file.
"Cybercrime groups began exploiting the vulnerability in early 2023, when the bug was still unknown to defenders.
"TAG has observed government-backed actors from a number of countries exploiting the WinRAR vulnerability as part of their operations."
While WinRAR is a useful piece of software used by over half a billion people, it is perhaps more famous as a meme or as the butt of jokes.
When Microsoft announced native support for the .rar file format, WinRAR shared a meme on Twitter (now called X).
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24 0 ReplyGood bot!
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TLDR Some folks just never update their software. Idk if this is just a Windows problem but damn. I remember reading about this 0-day months ago and thinking to myself malware groups will have a field day before the vulnerability finally becomes dead just because of this.
8 0 ReplyAgain? Is it the same one with 7zip?
7 0 ReplyMaybe because of the fact that they can't pay their staff, because nobody pays to use their product.
5 0 ReplyExcept it's been developed and maintained by one guy, for the past 30 years
46 0 ReplyWinrar dev gigachad ngl
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Congratulations, you're dumb as fuck!
31 0 ReplyI've paid for winrar because I decided I've used it for the better half of my life and well kindly keep using it and getting rid of that pop up whilst also giving back to soldering i use regularly was the right choice for me.
11 0 ReplyLikewise! Once I finally started making real money I tried to buy software I pirated early on. Even if I don’t currently use it.
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I paid for it 🤷 that's how devs can afford to keep working on their open source projects in the long run.
Wrong wording due to posting early in the morning, meant any independent work...
10 0 ReplyWinrar is... Not open source. Where did you get that from?
23 0 ReplyI paid for it too. I mean fuck man. I’ve been using winrar for almost 30 years. That’s more than I can say for most things in my life. I figured it was the least I could do.
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