MUO on MSN

WinRAR feels ancient once you switch to this modern open-source alternative

Once you go out of WinRAR and try something else, you would immediately notice how dated the tool has been. This realization hit me when I switched to a modern open-source alternative that made me ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Unzip a File Using Winrar

Sometimes a client or colleague needs to send you large files. One common way to handle large files is to compress them into a ZIP package to make the file size more reasonable for transmission over ...
PC World

Update WinRAR now! This security flaw leaves your PC exposed to malware

If you’re still using WinRAR, you should update to version 7.12 as soon as possible. A vulnerability labeled CVE-2025-6218 was recently discovered in older versions of the popular Windows file ...
Hosted on MSN

4 reasons you should stop using WinRAR and switch to 7-Zip

There was a time that Windows didn't have decompression and archiving tools built into the OS, with many people resorting to tools like WinRAR and 7-Zip to unpack compressed files. Both apps are among ...
PC World

Go update WinRar right now. It’s being attacked

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 ...
TweakTown

WinRAR version 6.23 patches up a very serious security flaw, so make sure you update now

The latest version of the shareware app patches a rather significant security flaw dubbed CVE-2023-40477, allowing hackers to access memory beyond the allocated buffer. The flaw would give hackers ...
Engadget

WinRAR patched 19-year-old bug that left millions vulnerable

Remember that early 2000s software that extracted .zip files and just about any other file archive on your Windows PC, WinRAR? The one that constantly bugged you to buy it but could be duped by ...
TweakTown

WinRAR users update ASAP to fix security vulnerability that exposes PCs to hackers

TL;DR: Security researchers identified a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-6218) in older WinRAR versions that allows hackers to bypass security features and execute malicious files from extracted ...
PC Gamer

Still using WinRAR? It might be time for an update, as a zero-day vulnerability is being 'exploited in the wild in the guise of job application documents'

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's something about the WinRAR stacked-book logo that makes me all nostalgic, giving me a ...
TechRadar

WinRAR review

A full-featured program which offers impressive extraction speeds and is ideal for creating RAR and ZIP archives, but isn’t so hot in terms of compression speeds. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend ...
Bleeping Computer

WinRAR zero-day exploited since April to hack trading accounts

A WinRar zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831 was actively exploited to install malware when clicking on harmless files in an archive, allowing the hackers to breach online cryptocurrency ...