A must read if you are running Crypto wallet on PC

[boyptc]

Updates are truly important.

But I didn't know that for such software like winrar/winzip, they're going to be like this. Well, threat actors are really going to find anything threatening to make themselves a favor by penetrating to the users that are not careful enough.

It is for the entirety of being a PC user, everything that we're using should be updated to the latest version and that's the reason why updates are coming. It's because of the vulnerability that has been detected by the software itself so, developers create a better version to make it more secured.

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[Crypt0Gore]

If Winzip or winrar is vulnerable to attacks then why not use different app that works the same as both apps you mentioned like 7zip or better go to the original website of winrar or winzip to download the app rather than downloading from a source that you yourself are not even sure if it's safe or not. That's the problem to some people where they downloaded the app from other source even though there's an original source where you can download the file. Well, if you are sure with your desktop then there are other ways to have a wallet that isn't vulnerable to hacks or attacks.

The vulnerability affected the old versions and they are available on the official website, there is no point using other softwares since the solution to this problem is updating the software and the most important lesson for readers here is no always make sure they use up to date softwares on their PC, it doesn't have to be files extracting softwares like WinRar or Winzip, it can be other softwares, hackers spend time with versions that are old and they try to find ways to breach its security, newer updates always guarantee more security layer and better patches than the previous version.

[Potato Chips]

Here’s an example post on a well know bitcoin forum. It may actually look quite familiar …:

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Oh god, I remember this. It's quite sad that some people took the bait when a lot of members [on the mentioned topic] have already warned others not to download the file since OP there was being suspicious -- there is no need to place them in a rar file + newbie

Like I used to use WinRar since I first owned a PC and didn't even have the intention to replace WinRar.
But seeing that Winrar is quite vulnerable like that, then 7zip is a good choice for me to switch from Winrar. Of course there will be a few more vulnerabilities, rather than risk it is better to use one that has been proven safe.

It's not the first time as well, see: Hackers Exploit 19-Year-Old WinRAR Vulnerability

However, if someone likes to download random files on the same device they do important stuff, I'm afraid it defeats the purpose of switching.

[Crypt0Gore]

Here’s an example post on a well know bitcoin forum. It may actually look quite familiar …:

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Oh god, I remember this. It's quite sad that some people took the bait when a lot of members [on the mentioned topic] have already warned others not to download the file since OP there was being suspicious -- there is no need to place them in a rar file + newbie

Like I used to use WinRar since I first owned a PC and didn't even have the intention to replace WinRar.
But seeing that Winrar is quite vulnerable like that, then 7zip is a good choice for me to switch from Winrar. Of course there will be a few more vulnerabilities, rather than risk it is better to use one that has been proven safe.

It's not the first time as well, see: Hackers Exploit 19-Year-Old WinRAR Vulnerability

However, if someone likes to download random files on the same device they do important stuff, I'm afraid it defeats the purpose of switching.

It's a good practice to run two different OS on your PC, one for the important stuff and the other for surging webs and downloading things, this is what I do now, I have Windows OS and Linux running on NVME 2TB drive.

Some people still run free version of AntiVirus on their PCs today, and some are using a crack version of software, thinking they are smart, funny thing is cracking tools have their flaws too.

Most cracked software are available through torrent downloading websites and they always have outdated software cracked, this is also part of the problem.

Say No To the Following on PC.

1. Downloading anything from torrent links.
2. Using cracked software on PC
3. Running cracked games on PC.
4. Using an outdated Antivirus Software.
5. Visiting every websites especially those will hundreds of Ads.

[pawanjain]

Even I had read somewhere about the vulnerability in WinRar but didn't know it had this much impact.
It's good that the fix was available soon. I still have WinRar on my personal laptop but I use 7zip on my office laptop.
I like 7zip more than WinRar. It's always a best practice to download softwares from official sources and keep them always up to date.