I have winzip on my pc, is it dangerous?

vaness007002 · Apr 8, 2018

I have winzip, but I have a hunch it’s dangerous. What should I do?

mdd1963 · Apr 8, 2018

7zip for the win..........

https

/www.7-zip.org/

alexoiu · Apr 8, 2018

Install WinRAR and uninstall winzip...

mdd1963 · Apr 8, 2018

7zip for the win..........

https

/www.7-zip.org/

Tolis_GR · Apr 8, 2018

I also use WinRar, quite handy and never a problem with it

mdd1963 · Apr 8, 2018

the issue is getting a genuine winzip; it was popular for so long, so there are probably many malware prone fake versions.....

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