One fixes an issue that would see the error "The specified password is incorrect" thrown, despite that operations would complete successfully. Another useful addition is that the name of the unpacked file is now included in error messages related to incorrect passwords. WinRAR did support the information for regular archives previously, but not for SFX archives this changes with the release of WinRAR 6.02. In WinRAR 6.02, the error will provide details, such as "access denied" or "file in use" when possible. Previously, errors stated "cannot create file" only, which did not reveal the reason for the error. Error messages thrown by SFX archives will provide users with additional information in WinRAR 6.02. On the usability side, improvements are found in several areas. WinRAR 6.01 prevented the extraction of contents already, but WinRAR 6.02 improves that by refusing to process SFX (self-extracting) commands stored in archive comments if the comments reside after the beginning of the Authenticode digital signature this is done to prevent attacks that abuse the loophole. The second security-related change improves the handling of malformed archives. The move to HTTPS prevents this attack scenario entirely. Additional checks have been implemented to make the web notifier more robust against potential threats.Īn attacker needed to use advanced attacks that involved spoofing or gaining control over the DNS settings of a device, but would be able to use malicious webpages to execute existing files on a user system, if executed correctly. The application uses HTTPS instead of HTTP from now on for its web notification window, home page and themes links. The official WinRAR 6.02 changelog lists two security-related improvements. The update introduces important security improvements as well as other non-security related improvements and bug fixes.Ī click on Help > About WinRAR displays the installed version on the device. WinRAR 6.02 was released earlier today and is available for download on the official website already.
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