Does WinRAR Have a Virus?

Question

I downloaded WinRAR about a year ago up till then it seemed to be working fine. When i decided to check if i had the latest sevice pack for windows xp, all my RAR files started to open up randomly and It said it was "updating" my RAR files. So I thought It was ok and left it.
Now on every start-up all my RAR files open up and it "updates" my file. Ever since then my computer is acting slower than it usually is and sometimes it crashes and restarts randomly.I've run a McAfee Security Scan to check for viruses with no luck.
Does anybody know how to fix this? Or why its happening? I need help!!

Answer 1

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Winrar is safe, but malware could have infected it. Crapafee didn't find anything, because it couldn't find malware if it were under it's "nose," so to speak. Get a good AV, but take these steps first:

1. Run rkill, just download to the desktop, and double click the icon. No need to install. Read the description, not much to read. Delete when done, you can't update it:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download…

2. After rkill has run successfully, install, and run a full scan with MBAM, it's free. Decline the free trial on install, you should keep this program:

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4716-m…

Now find a good AV, and run a full scan with it. I suggest Avira free, it is a very good AV, much better than crapafee:

http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antiv…

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Asker's Comment:

Thank You SO Much!!!!! You were a Big help and I found what the problem was.

Answer 2

UNINSTALL THE WINRAR with pro advanced uninstaller <www.advanceduninstaller.com> then install 7zip from <www.7-zip.org> then set it as default for all ur rar files, also mak sure your antivirus is working perfectly. for beta antivirus goto:http://www.bitdefender.com/.
hope this helps.

Source(s):

www.7-zip.org

Answer 3

you have a problem and the only way to stop is reboot hole computer and start over ,just keep what you need from files , before you start and it will clear all files you do not use any more and your computer will run just like new just means you have to spend 3 hours doing full reboot

Answer 4

Get Nortton

I have Winrar, I have for years. I use it for Minecraft mods, works perfectly.

And erm... That sucks for you.

Answer 5

try avast trial version