What dangers are there in unRARing a file?

What dangers are there in unRARing a file?

Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:

> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?

the same as unZIPing one... none!

there might be danger only when activating it's contents... the extraction
of a virus doesn't activate it, everything depends on how do you extract
the files...

So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not unZIPing
or unRARing. Have I got that right?

I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted!
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"ArameFarpado" wrote:

> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
>
> > What dangers are there in unRARing a file?
>
> the same as unZIPing one... none!
>
> there might be danger only when activating it's contents... the extraction
> of a virus doesn't activate it, everything depends on how do you extract
> the files...
>

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> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
>
>> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?
>
> the same as unZIPing one... none!
>
> there might be danger only when activating it's contents... the extraction
> of a virus doesn't activate it, everything depends on how do you extract
> the files...

Not true.
If you unzip a file that contains system files and you allow it to replace
the existing files you may well install malware.
You should get warnings but some users have disabled them.
Before the Linux crew say anything.. its the same on Linux if you are stupid
enough to do it.

You really do need to know what is in an archive before you extract it and
be wary of any that have absolute paths in them.

b11_ wrote:

> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?

Depends if the RAR file contains child p0rn or not. If it does, the
authorities may come knocking on your door.

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b11_ wrote:

> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?
>
> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted!

Never heard of an empty RAR file before. You are certainly an unusual case.

Cheers.

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> "ArameFarpado" wrote:
>
>> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
>>
>> > What dangers are there in unRARing a file?
>>
>> the same as unZIPing one... none!
>>
>> there might be danger only when activating it's contents... the
>> extraction of a virus doesn't activate it, everything depends on how do
>> you extract the files...
>>

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Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:24, b11_ escreveu:

> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?
Right

> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted!
maybe that wasn't a rar file at all.

it is very easy to fool windows just by changing file extentions...

Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:30, dennis@home escreveu:

> Not true.
Humm?

> If you unzip a file that contains system files and you allow it to replace
> the existing files you may well install malware.
Man you're an asshole!

unpacking the file is one thing, replace files with others is totaly
diferent situation

> You should get warnings but some users have disabled them.
> Before the Linux crew say anything.. its the same on Linux if you are
> stupid enough to do it.
course... when you're stupid enough...

> You really do need to know what is in an archive before you extract it and
> be wary of any that have absolute paths in them.
every zip, rar, ace extractor that i know, allways ask permission when going
to replace files.

NoStop wrote:

> b11_ wrote:
>
>
>>What dangers are there in unRARing a file?
>
>
> Depends if the RAR file contains child p0rn or not. If it does, the
> authorities may come knocking on your door.
>
> Cheers.
>

Is that what happened to you doris?
Too bad.
Frank

ArameFarpado wrote:

> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:24, b11_ escreveu:
>
>> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
>> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?
> Right
>
>> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted!
> maybe that wasn't a rar file at all.
>
> it is very easy to fool windows just by changing file extentions...

No kidding. Why would a sophisticated operating system like Windoze still
rely on file extentions to determine mime type? Looks like the Windoze
developers are having a hard time leaving behind the DOS world.

Cheers.

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