WinRAR has a major security bug, and you have to install its fix manually
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Attackers can utilize a bug to execute code on your PC when you open zipped files.

Winrar is… Not open source. Where did you get that from?

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Early in the morning post, worded that wrong, but the sentiment is the same, open source or independent projects, the creators need something in return to keep working on them

That’s fair enough!

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