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WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even 7Zip now though is insecure and outdated. Use NanaZip if you’re on windows, it's a fork that is more secure and uses modern compression/encryption algorithms in addition to integrating better with current Windows APIs

https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip