CISA warns WinRAR CVE-2025-6218 is under active attack by multiple threat groups, requiring federal fixes by Dec. 30, 2025.

Similar to zip files, a RAR (Roshal Archive) file is a way to compress multiple files down into a single, high-quality container. Once you’ve downloaded or received RAR content, the only thing you ...

A Roshal Archive or RAR file is a common type of file archive that your small business may encounter when someone shares data with you or when you download files from a website. Proprietary to the ...

Tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and more will all be supported in a Windows 11 update. Tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and more will all be supported in a Windows 11 update. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

To split or combine RAR files in Windows 11/10, you may use WinRAR, a popular file compression/archiver software for Windows. The compression algorithm in WinRAR allows you to split a large file into ...

The RAR format optionally splits large files into several compressed parts. This multi-part format makes distributing large business files to or from customers or among colleagues easier, because if ...

In a nutshell: More than three decades after its introduction, Microsoft has finally added native support for RAR files to Windows. The proprietary file archive format debuted in 1993 courtesy of ...

Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files. For those that have ...

Can Windows open RAR files? Yes, Windows 11/10 can open RAR files. Just like any other compressed file, RAR files are proprietary archive file that supports data ...

It’s 1999, and my friends and I are surfing warez sites using Internet Explorer on our 98SE gaming rig. Finally we push past the scams and porn to find an FTP server with a list of files labeled “.rar ...

Managing compressed files on your Android device is essential for efficient data transfer and storage. Here’s a detailed guide on how to zip and unzip files in various formats, including RAR, ZIP, and ...

One of the more common types of files that we have to deal with are archived files. You’ve seen them before, and they come in zip, rar, 7z, tar, and other file types. The point of using archives is to ...