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