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WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions, that can execute commands on a computer simply by opening an archive.

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[–] BertitoMio@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

My bad, guys. If I'd paid for winrar, they would have had the resources to prevent this.