Is there a safe way to open a rar file using a windows program?

original title: open rar files?

downloaded a file that turned out be a rar file.

Someone told me that I should never open rar files because they contain viruses.

Is there a safe way to open a rar file using a windows program?

I downloaded a file that turned out be a rar file.

Someone told me that I should never open rar files because they contain viruses.

Is there a safe way to open a rar file using a windows program?

RAR files are not more likely to contain a virus or Malware any that any other file. (Assuming that you are not running a decent AV program).

Read about RAR files here and you can download the RAR Extractor free Frog.
http://download.CNET.com/free-RAR-extract-frog/3000-2250_4-10804840.html

Bruce Hagen
MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Tags: Windows

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