- Sep 10, 2010
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Just saw this news in my feed. It looks scary because WinRAR is usually the first software people install after installing Windows. I thought I would share the news with everyone here before someone gets hacked using this exploit.
The solution to this is to get your WinRAR updated to 5.70 beta 1. Also, never run WinRAR as administrator no matter what.
Code:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malspam-exploits-winrar-ace-vulnerability-to-install-a-backdoor/