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New Virus Attacks Via RAR Files

Posted by timothy on from the not-in-debian-yet dept.

sscottsci writes "A new article at eWeek indicates that Virus writers are using .RAR files to bypass Filters and Anti-Virus systems to infect computers. Most anti-virus software cannot scan a .RAR file, and most firewalls do not block the extension yet."

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  1. limited scope at best by CdBee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Windows XP or earlier can't open RAR files natively as far as I'm aware, and since the software needed to do so ia a nightmare from 90s compression hell - I'm not sure why this is a major concern

    The problems scanning them will be fixed within days, probably

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