Quote from: Potato Chips on August 27, 2023, 09:17:39 PM

Quote from: DdmrDdmr on August 25, 2023, 04:55:40 PM

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

Quote from: AakZaki on August 25, 2023, 08:52:24 PM

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Most cracked software are available through torrent downloading websites and they always have outdated software cracked, this is also part of the problem.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 Using an outdated Antivirus Software.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