When setting up a new PC, installing a utility like 7-zip, PeaZip, or WinRAR is something we tend to do almost without thinking. But it's easy to fall into the trap of downloading malicious ...

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files. When you download documents and ...

A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user’s computer into a residential proxy node. Residential proxy networks use home user devices ...

Malwarebytes has published a warning about a 7-Zip impersonation campaign that blends a convincing fake download site with a trojanized installer designed for long-term monetization. The counterfeit ...

Fake Version of Popular Archiver Site Is Distributing Malware, Taking Over PCs Watch what you type. The real 7-Zip uses a .org domain, but a .com version is distributing a Trojan, according to ...

A trojanized version of the popular 7-Zip software is quietly turning home computers into residential proxy nodes, Malwarebytes warns. Spurred by a Reddit post in which a user complained about getting ...

Aaron Greenbaum has a B.S.E in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in rehabilitation technology. However, in school, he enjoyed writing about technology more than designing it. So in 2016, he became a ...