WinRAR News https://winrarii.com/news/news-list.html Product news, release notes, security advisories and guides from WinRAR. en-us Sun, 15 Nov 2026 16:00:31 GMT Ransomware Group Qilin: What Windows Users Need to Know and How WinRAR Helps https://winrarii.com/news/ransomware-group-qilin-what-windows-users-need-to-know-and-how-winrar-helps.html https://winrarii.com/news/ransomware-group-qilin-what-windows-users-need-to-know-and-how-winrar-helps.html Mon, 16 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security Qilin is now the most active ransomware affiliate program, with 365+ victims in three months. Learn practical steps for Windows users and small IT teams to reduce risk, including using WinRAR for secure backups. Patch Tuesday With Almost 1,100 Fixes: What It Means for Your Archives https://winrarii.com/news/patch-tuesday-with-almost-1-100-fixes-what-it-means-for-your-archives.html https://winrarii.com/news/patch-tuesday-with-almost-1-100-fixes-what-it-means-for-your-archives.html Mon, 16 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes close to 1,100 flaws, including 63 critical ones and an Outlook zero-day. Here is how Windows users and small IT teams should respond, and where WinRAR fits in. What a Server Pipeline Test Means for Your WinRAR Archives https://winrarii.com/news/what-a-server-pipeline-test-means-for-your-winrar-archives.html https://winrarii.com/news/what-a-server-pipeline-test-means-for-your-winrar-archives.html Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Company news A pipeline test checks whether archives move cleanly from build to storage to restore. Here is how small IT teams can apply the same idea to WinRAR workflows on Windows. WinRAR 7.10: 1 GB dictionaries, XZ extraction and AES-256 by default https://winrarii.com/news/winrar-7-10-release-notes.html https://winrarii.com/news/winrar-7-10-release-notes.html Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Release The 7.10 build raises the compression dictionary limit, adds XZ extraction, moves archive encryption to AES-256 and stores file times in UTC. RAR5 recovery records: how much protection do you really need? https://winrarii.com/news/rar5-recovery-records-explained.html https://winrarii.com/news/rar5-recovery-records-explained.html Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compression Recovery records can rescue an archive from a scratched disk or a half-finished upload. Here is how the percentage maps to real damage. How to spot a fake archiver download site in under a minute https://winrarii.com/news/spot-fake-archiver-download-sites.html https://winrarii.com/news/spot-fake-archiver-download-sites.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security Lookalike domains bundle adware installers with popular compression tools. Five checks that separate the official installer from a repackaged one. A backup script that actually restores: archiving from the command line https://winrarii.com/news/command-line-archiving-for-backups.html https://winrarii.com/news/command-line-archiving-for-backups.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guides Five lines of scripting turn a manual zip-everything habit into a dated, verifiable backup you can restore in one command. AES-256 archive encryption: what it protects and what it does not https://winrarii.com/news/aes-256-archive-encryption-basics.html https://winrarii.com/news/aes-256-archive-encryption-basics.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security Strong ciphers are only one part of a safe archive. Header encryption, password handling and key derivation decide whether the protection holds.