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Old 07-29-2024, 07:44 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats View Post
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Yeah, it's an issue with RAR files, not ePubs or AZW3s or MOBis. That RAR could be holding a cracked game or a bunch of porn pics and still have the malware.

A few years ago there was a "WinRAR" vulnerability - except it wasn't actually WinRAR, it was a vulnerability in unacev2.dll and would affect any archive program using that specific library.

I don't think that it's about rar files at all. If I read this right, there's a shortcut that looks like a book file (kamasutra.epub.exe), that then installs this trojan.

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Present within the supposed eBook RAR archive file is a hidden folder as well as a deceptive Windows shortcut file that purports to be a benign document.
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