A newly discovered zero-day in the widely used WinRAR file-compression program has been exploited for four months by unknown attackers who are using it to install malware when targets open ...

Users of the popular file-compression tool are urged to immediately update after a serious code-execution flaw was found in WinRAR. Popular Windows data compression tool WinRAR has patched a serious ...

State-sponsored threat actors from Russia and China continue to throttle the remote code execution (RCE) WinRAR vulnerability in unpatched systems to deliver malware to targets. Researchers at ...

File compression programs, such as WinRAR, enable you to reduce the size of files, which make it easier to email or store these archives. If the files or documents that you have archived are sensitive ...

500 million, yes half a billion, WinRAR users are at risk of being pwned thanks to a critical flaw that could allow hackers to take control of victims’ computers. Vulnerability Lab, via the Full ...

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 ...

Everyone's favorite file archiving utility isn't often in the news, but today is an exception. The WinRAR archiving utility has been the target of a couple of large-scale attacks that leverage a 0-day ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. RARLAB has fixed a critical security ...

In brief: Last week, a researcher discovered a vulnerability in older trial versions of the WinRAR file compression software. It allows for remote code execution---essentially allowing an attacker to ...