Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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WinRAR.exe
WinRAR by win.rar GmbH (Signed)
| Version: | 4.20.2 |
| MD5: | 26e31985aaf8f851a8c388b89ab87562 |
| SHA1: | 1c846dad9ee4debb761b8df508260fb58ac4a51b |
| SHA256: | 8b6f92082ef3d93b2bf5abb3910a385a7d443488cfb03d3bb82df5ed439a8425 |
What is WinRAR.exe?
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
About WinRAR.exe (from win.rar GmbH)
“There is no better way to compress files for efficient and secure file transfer, faster e-mail transmission and well organized data storage. Over 500 million users world-wide make WinRAR the worlds's ”
Overview
winrar.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Cloob Messenger published by cloob.com, WinRAR 4.20 (64-bit) from win.rar GmbH and WinRAR 4.20 (64-bit) by win.rar GmbH. The file is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | winrar.exe |
| Publisher: | Alexander Roshal |
| Product name: | WinRAR |
| Description: | WinRAR archiver |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe |
| File version: | 4.20.2 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB (1,223,680 bytes) |
| Build date: | 5/13/2012 9:42 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | win.rar GmbH |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, June 14, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.415815 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Cloob Messenger bundles a branded version of the Conduit Toolbar, which delivers search based advertising and results. During installation the user is presented in some cases with the option to install the toolbar. Once accepted, the packaged executable, ConduitInstaller.exe, will download and install the necessary components for the Conduit Toolbar.
Since version 4.20 Compression speed in SMP mode has been increased significantly. ZIP compression now uses SMP as well. WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility that is able to create RAR archives natively. WinRAR supports RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.
Since version 4.20 Compression speed in SMP mode has been increased significantly. ZIP compression now uses SMP as well. WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility that is able to create RAR archives natively. WinRAR supports RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.
Behaviors
Shell open command
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
0.50% |
|
| 23 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.11% of WinRAR.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.39% |
|
| ASUS |
18.66% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
11.57% |
|
| Acer |
10.82% |
|
| Lenovo |
9.70% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.72% |
|
| Intel |
5.22% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.73% |
|
| Compaq |
2.99% |
|
| Sony |
2.24% |
|
| Samsung |
1.87% |
|
| Alienware |
1.49% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.12% |
|
| Gateway |
0.75% |
|
| MSI |
0.75% |
|
