echedeylr comments on WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives

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[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 years ago (5 children)

They are basically a vitamined frontend + custom backend for 7zip-zstd supporting several other formats such as lzip.

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[–] Supercharger@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Thanks! I've been happy with 7-Zip for Windows, but what you're describing sound like an upgrade with few downsides, if any. I'll try it next time I get the chance!

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