Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 ID:1520006 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hello, I wanted to ask you whether it is sfe to downoad Win Rar from the following website: www.rarlab.com According to Wikipedia, it is the official website for downloading the software. However, I found out that also win-rar.com is also official. The problem is that I downloaded it from the former and I am not quite sure whether I did not download a malware enclosed in it as well. Some security vendors on VirusTotal flagged three bounded files as malicious, however, I do not know whether these are false positives or not. According to my anti-virus software I am currently running on – Eset Premium Security – there is no detection in it. I would be very grateful if you could help me with that. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520011 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Yes, RARLAB is the Official site https://www.rarlab.com/ https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm There is also and open source program called 7-Zip that is very similar https://www.7-zip.org/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520012 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Let us know if you have any other questions or issues @Michal_St Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520014 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hello, so I should not be worry anymore that I downloaded a spyware or a similar kind of trash? Thank you in advance for your response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520021 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Not as long as you visit the link I posted above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 No, no, I downoaded it from www.rarlab.com. Thank you for your assistance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520023 Share Posted June 13, 2022 But what about these positives found in boundled files. Are they false ones or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520024 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Upload the file to https://virustotal.com Have them scan the program Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520025 Share Posted June 13, 2022 The 64-bit installer has 0 detections https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/24fc7955fada6b9802f4e50e935ebd5654fd7382faf641b27dd626f4b3563974 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520027 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I downloaded a localised version into my mother tongue – 64 bit Slovak. Here it is scanned: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d8886dada148f8518c9f5ed34dbbcd513c4b2e751456dc06e6ebea306ae11289/relations Downloaded from this link: https://www.rarlab.com/rar/winrar-x64-611sk.exe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520029 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Same. Zero detections Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520030 Share Posted June 13, 2022 WinRAR has been around for 27 years now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinRAR It is safe as long as you get it from them directly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520031 Share Posted June 13, 2022 But what about the files in it? I meam these concrete ones: Zip.SFX ; Default.SFX ; Zip64.SFX Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520032 Share Posted June 13, 2022 They are scanned by VT when you upload the installer. It extracts them and scans them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520033 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Thank for help. I think I will sleep better now 🙈. You see, I would not be happy if I had to completely re-install whole operating system, so I am rather careful when it comes to my cyber security. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520034 Share Posted June 13, 2022 You can see here that I've been using the program myself now for many years. There are no infections in the program. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520035 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Yes, I see. But I am, let's say, paranoiac when it somes to files I download. By the way, where to buy the licence key? On https://shop.rarlab.com/16/purl-winrar-eur-optin?x-source=winraronly&quantity=1 or https://shop.win-rar.com/16/purl-shop-1984-1-n?x-source=31-buybutton-startpage if may I ask? Edited June 13, 2022 by AdvancedSetup Disabled live hyperlink Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520040 Share Posted June 13, 2022 It doesn't really matter which one. Both are payments via the following process payment vendor Payment processing and order fulfillment are done by cleverbridge, Inc., 350 N Clark, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60654, United States. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520041 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Though, if you look at 7-Zip it is Open Source - aka Free and has probably 99% of what WinRAR has and some features WinRAR does not have https://www.7-zip.org/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520042 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Thank you for help. 👍😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal_St Posted June 13, 2022 Author ID:1520043 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Thanks for a tip :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted June 13, 2022 Root Admin ID:1520050 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Here are some suggestions for keeping your computer and data safer Recommend using a Password Manager for all websites, etc. that require a password. Never use the same password on more than one site.https://www.howtogeek.com/240255/password-managers-compared-lastpass-vs-keepass-vs-dashlane-vs-1password/ Make sure you're backing up your files https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/136226-backup-software/ Keep all software up to date - PatchMyPC - https://patchmypc.com/home-updater#download Keep your Operating System up to date and current at all times - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-faq-8a903416-6f45-0718-f5c7-375e92dddeb2 Further tips to help protect your computer data and improve your privacy: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/258363-tips-to-help-protect-from-infection/ Please consider installing the following Content Blockers for your Web browsers if you haven't done so already. This will help improve overall security Malwarebytes Browser Guard Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/malwarebytes-browser-guar/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee Microsoft Edge: https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413298736787-Install-Malwarebytes-Browser-Guard-on-Microsoft-Edge-browser Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/ uBlock Origin Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/ublock-origin/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin Further reading if you like to keep up on the malware threat scene: Malwarebytes Blog https://blog.malwarebytes.com/ Backup Softwarehttps://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/136226-backup-software How to Create a Full-Disk Backup of Your PC with Macrium Reflecthttps://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-reflect-is-a-free-and-easy-to-use-backup-utility/ How to create a full backup of Windows 10 using Macrium Reflecthttps://pureinfotech.com/create-backup-windows-10-macrium-reflect/ Cloning a disk using Macrium Reflect 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdSNAjmdDg Configuring a backup with Macrium Reflect 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwc01y9Ggzs Macrium Drive Image and Restorehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO9gCwQjBSo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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