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How to remove WinRAR error


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WinRAR.exe file information

The process WinRAR archiver belongs to the software WinRAR archiver by Alexander Roshal (www.rarlab.com) or Eugene Roshal.

Description: File WinRAR.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (e.g. C:\Program Files\WinRAR\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 881,664 bytes (18% of all occurrence), 847,360 bytes, 823,296 bytes, 835,584 bytes, 916,992 bytes, 932,352 bytes, 915,968 bytes, 936,960 bytes, 929,792 bytes, 1,425,408 bytes, 881,152 bytes, 846,848 bytes, 843,776 bytes, 845,824 bytes, 857,600 bytes.
The program has a visible window. There is no file information. File WinRAR.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 23% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

  • "quicken" definitely not required. CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Note - this is not the file zipping utility also known as WinRAR!
  • "winrar" definitely not required. CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Note - this is not the file zipping utility also known as WinRAR and it's located in C:\Winnt or C:\Windows

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as WinRAR.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the WinRAR.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

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i deleted all of the files of winRAR and finally i removed it
   
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WinRAR archiver, Helps Windows archive compressed files.
  Toboe10  
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WinRAR the Best..
  Kushtrim  
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Absolutely not dangerous
  Mauri  
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WINRAR = good archiver. Nothing more :P
   
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Not dangerous, excellent archiver for all compressed files.
  @Damski  
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Archivierungs-Programm für *.rar, *.zip, *.cab, *.arj, *.lzh, *.ace, *.tar, *.Gzip, *.UUE, *.BZ2, *.JAR
  User   (further information)
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Is not dangerous, Winrar archiver / Aucun danger, c'est winrar ;) systeme de compression & décompression.
  NHZ  
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ungefährlich, Entpackungsprogramm ähnlich Winzip
  Dennis  

Summary: 8 users think WinRAR.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think WinRAR.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade WinRAR.exe ("not sure about it").

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