A flaw that was patched six months ago is still being used by hackers aligned with Russia and China, among others.

Still a dedicated WinRar user? You need to update your software right now, especially if you’ve got cryptocurrency. A zero-day vulnerability in WinRar has been allowing hackers to break into trading ...

All the power of 7-Zip, without the 2005 vibes.

Security researchers have discovered a new flaw in WinRAR that was recently exploited to spread malware through phishing emails. The flaw, CVE-2025-8088, can be harnessed through maliciously crafted ...

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Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files. For those that have ...

Microsoft has quietly announced that it will support opening RAR files on Windows 11. The file format typically requires WinRAR or another file compression app. ZIP is a popular file compression ...