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Velocipede Rider
Velocipede Rider
@ruari@velocipederider.com  路  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

I see this is doing the rounds

https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/winrar-flaw-ukraine-global-cybercrime-google/

To be clear this is a security flaw that WinRAR patched in July last year.

Why is it a problem now? Because WinRAR, like 7-Zip does not provide autoupdate. 馃槩

I actually made a bot to start tracking these releases @archivetoolstracker at the start of the year (it has yet to post because neither have updated yet in 2026).

If you use either of these follow it or its RSS feed so that you know when to update.

#7Zip #WinRAR

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Velocipede Rider
Velocipede Rider
@ruari@velocipederider.com replied  路  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

I emailed the WinRAR team (I have spoken with them before and noticed previously they are very responsive).

I asked them to consider offering an official RSS feed for updates. It looks like they are already working on a notifier/updater.

Reply email from WinRAR:

Subject: Re: Could you consider providing RSS/ATOM feed that list new versions

Hello Ruari,

Thanks for getting in touch!

The developer is actually working on an updater/better system for alerting users to new versions.

Thanks for your idea and we wish you a nice weekend!

Kind Regards,
Louise Cusworth
WinRAR Sales & Support Team
Reply email from WinRAR: Subject: Re: Could you consider providing RSS/ATOM feed that list new versions Hello Ruari, Thanks for getting in touch! The developer is actually working on an updater/better system for alerting users to new versions. Thanks for your idea and we wish you a nice weekend! Kind Regards, Louise Cusworth WinRAR Sales & Support Team
Reply email from WinRAR: Subject: Re: Could you consider providing RSS/ATOM feed that list new versions Hello Ruari, Thanks for getting in touch! The developer is actually working on an updater/better system for alerting users to new versions. Thanks for your idea and we wish you a nice weekend! Kind Regards, Louise Cusworth WinRAR Sales & Support Team
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