WinRAR security flaw opens users to remote attack just by unzipping files

WinRAR is a popular piece of software you’ve probably run into at least once in the past — a shareware app that helps you unzip RAR files — but a vulnerability discovered in the latest release could pose a serious problem for thousands of users. According to a security report by Vulnerability Lab, the latest version of WinRAR can execute malicious code as you unzip an SFX archive — completely without your knowledge. SFX archives are a specific kind of RAR file that’s commonly wrapped around pirated software to help install files in the right directory or provide instructions to users as…

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