Free WinRAR 3.51 is a Virus???

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  1. mimijo

    mimijo Registered Member

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    Hi,

    Recently WinRAR offer its WinRAR 3.51 free on a particular sunday.
    But too bad i missed the good deal...

    So i searched the net for info regarding this good deal....
    And in this forum's thread http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=28946&t=300259

    its stated that for those that have missed the deal, still can direct download the WinRAR 3.51 from the official website www.rarlab.com. And as for the free licence key, we still can go to SimTel's website http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=97173 to download the key.

    So i downloaded the official WinRAR 3.51 from the official website, after that i scanned the "wrar351.exe" at Jottis but to my susprise, VBA32 say that it a Trojano_O:eek:

    http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2143/screen1eg6.th.jpg

    So after the scan at Jottis, i scanned my computer with the free BitDefender 8 AV, and BitDefender reported that there is a virus in my computer although i didn't even install the WinRAR 3.51.:eek:

    Is this a false positiveo_Oo_O

    BTW, i have NOD32 installed too...but when i scanned with NOD32, it reported that my comp is clean.
    Only BitDefender free 8 reported that 2 files under my C:\I386 ......is infected with virus (sorry i forgot whats the name of the virus as i deleted the log and Quarantined items as im goin to reformat my comp soon....
     
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  2. lodore

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    Hi, upload to virus total

    and its only detected by one av so its probaly an fp since its detected just by vba32 which is known for false possitives.
    lodore
     
  3. bigc73542

    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

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    I got the free winrar and have not had any problems or detected anything out of the ordinary with it.
     
  4. EsoxLucius

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    So besides scanning with jotti of the file, I understand that you have scanned locally all your computer? If that's so it may be very possible that you really have a virus/mallware that your nod32 doesn't detects.
     
  5. mimijo

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    Hi, yes i scanned at virus total too...and its the same result for VBA 32 :'(

    Dont know whether i should install the WinRAR 3.51 anot...
     
  6. mimijo

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    Hi,

    So you have got the free WinRAR as well? Is it the same file name "wrar351.exe"? or? did u do a scan at jottis before installing? anyone have the same problem like me?
     
  7. lodore

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    sinces its only vba32 reporting it as a virus that it seems its just a false possitve. i think f-secure used to report it as a virus but the false possitive was fixed, well it was another av anyway. so just forget about ti because winrar is a safe application that i use instead of winzip because it has better features and is lighter.
    lodore
     
  8. Perman

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    Hi, folks: I have been using WinRAR for a long time. I also used v.3.51 and had no issues w/ it at that time. About couple months ago, I read a article (could not remember where) indicating v. 351 had a vulnerability(security) issue, and urging users to upgrate to v. 3.61, which is what I am using now. I hope this info can assist you in solving the mystry. :-*
     
  9. Pedro

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    7-ZIP + IZARC?:blink: no?
     
  10. zorro zorrito

    zorro zorrito Registered Member

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    I don't have any problema of virus with WinRAR 3.51 free, I have scanned with AntiVir, Avast, a2,Ewido,BitDefender, and never found a virus or troyan in WinRAR.
     
  11. mimijo

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    BTW, i have scanned it at both Jotti's and Virus Total both VBA32 say that its a virus, but other AVs did not. Instead i download the latest version of WinRAR, and VBA32 did not flag it as virus, only WinRAR 3.51 Free is.

    Anyway, since only VBA32 say that its a virus while other AVs did not, it might be very well be a FP.

    I took the risk and installed the free version of WinRAR 3.51 downloaded from http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar351.exe. After installed, i scanned with my NOD32, Free BitDefender 8, Ewido, A-squared Free....nothing was found. Think its just a FP....

    Anyway, thanks...:D
     
  12. wytbuccaneer

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    hi, may you provide me with the winrar 3.51exe full version with the key. i missed it
     
  13. bigc73542

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    the free offer is over now.
     
  14. DCM

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    I downloaded the key several times this evening and every time I try to open it, a message pops up saying that the file is corrupt or in a different format. it is an RAR file.

    Am I doing something wrong?

    dmullen31atCoxnet
     
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    It looks like the offer must really be over because the file I downloaded from that site is version 3.62, not 3.51.

    I was finally able to get what looks like the key after several attempts but it is not of much value without the proper version of the program.

    One of the other postings mentioned 7-Zip so I downloaded it. This looks like a very good program that should do everything I need to do.

    Thanks for the help.
     
  17. Rickster100

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    Hello,

    If anyone is looking a good alternative to WinRAR and has missed out on the free version offer I recommend the freeware utility Izarc (latest version 3.6) for all your .RAR needs. ;)

    Richie
     
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  18. phasechange

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    7-Zip is also free and does RARs. I really like the ability to easily "sync" the files in my backups. That said Izarc looks quite feature rich. I'll add it to my bookmarks in case I ever find a job that i cannot do with 7-Zip.
     
  19. EsoxLucius

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    7zip doesn't support rar packing, only unpacking. Because the rar packing encoding method is proprietary to A. Roshal.
    Anyway I'm using 7zip because it's free, fast and easy to use. Great tool, and also use it on my usb-stick in a portable version that also works very well.
     
  20. wilbertnl

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    IZarc looks really nice, but it doesn't create rar archives?
    For almost all your .RAR needs, then. ;)
     
  21. mimijo

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    Hi dmullen31atCoxnet,

    Yes, just follow wilbertnl's instruction getting the WinRAR 3.51 from official webby + the key from the simtel's site...its confirm works! I downloaded mine and save it to a back-up DVD already. BTW, remember to use IE to download from the simtel's site coz i have some problems downloading with FF, so i use IE to download instead...HTHs.

    Regards,
    Joey >.<
     
  22. DCM

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    I followed the instructions and finally got it working. Thanks for the help.
     
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