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Thread #159061   Message #3766770
Posted By: cnd
19-Jan-16 - 04:23 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Help! RAR file?!?!
Subject: RE: Tech: Help! RAR file?!?!
#, I downloaded it and got no virus (made sure by running a anti-virus program afterwards, unless it was 1 of 14 "minor" threats that popped up), but the serious danger is in running the .exe file. There is physically no way it could be either a movie or a sound bit. ".exe's" install stuff on your computer. For example, when you download Audacity off the internet, it comes in an ".exe" file. So while downloading it doesn't give you a virus, actually running its contents is almost an almost 100% guaranteed way of getting your computer hacked.