According to a user on the Bitcoin subreddit, there is an exploit on a common version of WinRAR that enables the potential theft of coins. The bug, which allowed executable code to be inserted on a system after opening a RAR file, has apparently existed for 14 years but is only recently coming to light. Now that it’s common knowledge, exploits are likely to be written for unpatched systems. WinRAR Patches Problem, Drops ACE Updating WinRAR to the latest version (from an official source) will patch the problem. But WinRAR is one of the most common pieces of software out
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