WinRAR

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7-Zip Carried a Hidden Code Execution Flaw in Its XZ Files for Eight Years

July 20, 2026

You opened an archive in 7-Zip, and the code that let it take over your machine had been sitting there since 2018. It was quietly patched on June 25. You were …

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WinRAR Can Still Drop Malware Into Your Startup Folder a Year After the Patch

June 30, 2026

You unzipped a file with WinRAR, the way you always do. Nothing on screen looked wrong. The next morning you logged in and malware was already running, and the …