: In rare cases, opening an archive with an outdated version of extraction software (like an old version of WinRAR) can trigger a security vulnerability that executes code without you even running a file. Safety Recommendations

A .rar file is a compressed archive format. While the format itself is legitimate, unknown or randomly named RAR files are frequently used to distribute or viruses for the following reasons:

: Compression can sometimes hide malicious code from basic antivirus scanners until the file is actually extracted.