When setting up a new PC, installing a utility like 7-zip, PeaZip, or WinRAR is something we tend to do almost without thinking. But it's easy to fall into the trap of downloading malicious ...

Fake 7zip.com site sounds incredible, but don't be fooled.

A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user’s computer into a residential proxy node. Residential proxy networks use home user devices ...

Malwarebytes has published a warning about a 7-Zip impersonation campaign that blends a convincing fake download site with a trojanized installer designed for long-term monetization. The counterfeit ...

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files. When you download documents and ...

Fake Version of Popular Archiver Site Is Distributing Malware, Taking Over PCs Watch what you type. The real 7-Zip uses a .org domain, but a .com version is distributing a Trojan, according to ...

A trojanized version of the popular 7-Zip software is quietly turning home computers into residential proxy nodes, Malwarebytes warns. Spurred by a Reddit post in which a user complained about getting ...

Aaron Greenbaum has a B.S.E in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in rehabilitation technology. However, in school, he enjoyed writing about technology more than designing it. So in 2016, he became a ...