What dangers are there in unRARing a file?

Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
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> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?[/color]

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:
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> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
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> > What dangers are there in unRARing a file?[/color]
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> 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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"ArameFarpado" <a-farpado.spam@netcabo.pt> wrote in message
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> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
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>> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?[/color]
>
> 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...[/color]

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:
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> What dangers are there in unRARing a file?[/color]

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

Cheers.

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b11_ wrote:
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> 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![/color]

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

Cheers.
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> "ArameFarpado" wrote:
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>> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 18:47, b11_ escreveu:
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>> > What dangers are there in unRARing a file?[/color]
>>
>> 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...
>>[/color][/color]

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Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:24, b11_ escreveu:
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> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?[/color]
Right
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> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted![/color]
maybe that wasn't a rar file at all.

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

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

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

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

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

You're only agreeing with another lying linux troll. The two of you
should go see RS!
I'm sure he'll appreciate both of you!
Frank

cheers and now go fukk yourself as*hole!

That's incorrect. Data being parsed in any fashion by pretty much anything
has a possibility of doing something negatively interesting. The likeliness
would be somewhat relative to your usage scenario, of course.

[url]http://www.iss.net/security_center/reference/vuln/symantec-rar-multiple-bo.htmis[/url] one example found by searching for a couple of seconds.--Speaking for myself only.See [url]http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html[/url] for some helpful WMP info.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.--"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:145AA811-4257-4C25-AE90-E0DC928FE238@microsoft.com...> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but notunZIPing> or unRARing. Have I got that right?>> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted!> ____________________________________________________________> "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... theextraction>> of a virus doesn't activate it, everything depends on how do you extract>> the files...>>

"NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>[/color]


"Windoze." Ha ha ha, that's hilarious. ROFL and all that stuff.
Did you come up with that one yourself, NoStop?

NoStop <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in news:pb17j.8217$jq2.6732@pd7urf1no:
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> ArameFarpado wrote:
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>> Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:24, b11_ escreveu:
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>>> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
>>> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?[/color]
>> Right
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted![/color]
>> maybe that wasn't a rar file at all.
>>
>> it is very easy to fool windows just by changing file extentions...[/color]
>
> No kidding. Why would a sophisticated operating system like Windoze[/color]
still[color=blue]
> rely on file extentions to determine mime type? Looks like the Windoze
> developers are having a hard time leaving behind the DOS world.
>
> Cheers.[/color]

Not only that, but Windows also has 'super-hidden' extensions. When
explorer is set to show file extensions, shortcuts' .lnk extension is
still hidden.

I can't recall now, but one of the 'super-hidden' extension is executable
somehow. You can receive a file in an email named readme.txt, but in
reality, it's whatever that one specific super-hidden extension is, so
the file is readme.txt.??? (I said I couldn't remember). Since you only
see readme.txt you could think it's a txt file and open it. But then.....

Well...here's a link.

[url]http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/627/[/url]

Hey NoStop:

Your link "Remove Vista Activation Completely ...
http://tinyurl.com/2w8qqo" is a big download. What is it?
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"NoStop" wrote:
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> ArameFarpado wrote:
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> > Em Domingo, 9 de Dezembro de 2007 19:24, b11_ escreveu:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> So there might be a danger when "running" or opening a file but not
> >> unZIPing or unRARing. Have I got that right?[/color]
> > Right
> >[color=darkred]
> >> I recently unRARed a file bit nothing was extracted![/color]
> > maybe that wasn't a rar file at all.
> >
> > it is very easy to fool windows just by changing file extentions...[/color]
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Remove Vista Activation Completely ...
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2w8qqo[/url]
>
> Frank - seek help immediately! Visit ...
> [url]http://www.binsa.org/[/url]
>
>[/color]

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

Ask a serious question and get the cleaver Alec answer about MS. Useless.

Unzipping any file that you don't recognize is a risk ,.

If there was no extraction, then whoever made the compression did not
compress anything.