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Old 08-03-2024, 01:33 AM   #46
MrSlow&Steady
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Originally Posted by Kindleing View Post
Like a Zip file a rar file can contain multiple files. A poisoned rar file can contain a script which, when extracted, can infect a vulnerable computer. So someone thinks they are downloading an ebook but they are actually downloading malicious software. Many people aren't famiiar with rar files so it is easier to fool them.
Yeah I don't get why Rar files exist when Zip files already exist.
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