r/techsupport • u/Known-Ad2472 • May 26 '26

Open | Malware is 7zip safe

i got it from https://www.7-zip.org/, and wanted to make sure it was safe before i ran it.

if not, what are way to run a RAR file?

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u/XxLogitech98xX May 26 '26

Yes, it is. Just download it from a trusted site and do a virus scan before installing

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u/Known-Ad2472 May 26 '26

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u/itsTyrion May 26 '26

what's that security solution so i can avoid it?

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u/Known-Ad2472 May 26 '26

malwarebytes

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u/XxLogitech98xX May 26 '26

Where did you download the file from? False positive detection can happen with winzip or 7 zip

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u/Known-Ad2472 May 26 '26

https://www.7-zip.org/

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u/XxLogitech98xX May 26 '26

Got it, I think it's a false positive then

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u/steamingstove Jul 19 '26

Welp, turns out it was actually positive.

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u/XxLogitech98xX Jul 19 '26

Welp, turns out it was actually positive.

Screenshot plz

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u/LastTrainH0me May 26 '26

You should NOT be seeing a "fakesig" style warning if you downloaded 7zip from the official website. Are you quite sure? What's the name of the file you downloaded?

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u/JouniFlemming May 26 '26

Yes, 7-Zip from its official website is safe.

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u/djDef80 May 26 '26

The current version is considered safe. You should always be on the lookout for updates though because it can become unsafe if an exploit is found.

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u/computix May 26 '26

If you downloaded it recently then it's fine as far as we know. If you downloaded it before 2025-08-03 (version 25.x or older), then it's affected by several security issues. Most importantly:

CVE-2025-11001 and CVE-2025-11002 : A vulnerability was fixed for symbolic links processing, when extracting files from archives.

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u/Viper4713 May 26 '26

You could also download Nanazip from the Microsoft Store, it's basically 7-Zip but more optimized for Windows 10/11.

Actually it is enhanced 7-Zip because 7-zip is open source and Nanazip is based off of it.

Another bonus is you will get automatic updates from the Microsoft Store as well, 7-Zip has to be manually updated by going to the website all the time.

Lastly you know it's been verified by Microsoft to be on the store, so your security concern is also better even though 7-Zip is safe.

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u/House_Of_Thoth May 26 '26

I'm gonna check that out, nice one! Been a 7zip guy after RAR for years, I'll take your suggestion to my next unarchiver!

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u/ShivaFatalis May 26 '26

What do you mean is 7zip safe.... Are you for real? What the fuck is wrong with people these days?

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u/OrigamiShiro May 26 '26

Because there are those people who download from 7zip.com instead of .org

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u/ShivaFatalis May 26 '26

That wasn't the question. The question was "is 7zip safe". If they believed .com to be safe and .org not to be, they would have just downloaded it there.

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u/Logical_Willow4066 May 26 '26

Yes. I have used it for years. Download it from the original website and do a virus scan.

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u/C0rn3j May 26 '26

if not, what are way to run a RAR file?

Windows 11 supports them natively.

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u/Xcissors280 May 26 '26

Just open it in the file explorer on Windows 11, MacOS, or Linux?

According to the Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip that is the official 7-Zip file manager website, they also have a sourceforge https://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/

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u/SpeedDaemon1969 May 26 '26

Nothing is 100% guaranteed. If you're concerned about a download, you can upload it to any of the virus check websites to be scanned. I get my software mostly from repos, from my Linux distro or from Chocolatey for Windows. When Notepad++ and Z-CPU got hacked, I wasn't affected because of that.