*sigh* life was waaaaaaaaaaaaay easier with boot cds

have you tried winzip? It's free

winrar

JZip

JoeTyler said:

aardvark15 said:

JoeTyler said:

winrar

after all these though I've gotten sick of it teling me it will expire in 30 days

but it never does this...

JoeTyler said:

winrar

It doesn't get any easier than this

RenHoek said:

grow at it!

you need a bloody degree....

what the hell does all the options mean??

ive managed it but it wasnt easy!

jonylawson said:

you need a bloody degree....

what the hell does all the options mean??

ive managed it but it wasnt easy!

Huh?

"Tie cotton round your helmet. Howay tha lads. Place a sharp object in ya japseye, hatpin will suffice. Stare yourself down in a mirror, no blinking.

Call yourself all the cunts under the sun, you're worth it. Install Windows Explorer is not working Winrar. Shit your leg off. Job's a bodgeup". ... Hanna Sorecorey.

For RAR Files Use WIN RAR.

For converting FLAC,OGG or whatever music files use XRECODE. Easiest shit in the world.

Timmy84 said:

jonylawson said:

you need a bloody degree....

what the hell does all the options mean??

ive managed it but it wasnt easy!

Huh?

well i have downloaded it and i just presumed it would convert a RAR to mp3

instead i was faced with this

extract to

test

view

find

wizard

info

virus scan

protect

so whats "huh" about that?

jonylawson said:

Timmy84 said:

Huh?

well i have downloaded it and i just presumed it would convert a RAR to mp3

instead i was faced with this

extract to

test

view

find

wizard

info

virus scan

protect

so whats "huh" about that?

If you're using winrar you can just choose extract to. After choosing, a window will come up with the destination path highlighted. That highlighted destination path is usually the folder where the original rar file is located. You can extract the rar file to that location or choose another path. Click extract to and it will start extracting whatever is in the rar.

If you decide to check the rar file before extraction you can chose virus scan. A scan archive for virus window wil pop up. Load your virus protection program in the scan archive window and it it should start checking the rar for virus.

Personally i find it easier to just extract the rar then check the extracted files for viruses.

I try to be cautious with Rar and zip files because you really don't know whats in them until you check or extract them to your computer. Its all too easy for people to stick viruses and what not in them so i always scan rar's for viruses and read the comments section on that particular upload(on the website) and check the reputation of the person that uploaded the rar. You can never be too careful.

[Edited 5/7/13 0:47am]

jonylawson said:

Timmy84 said:

Huh?

well i have downloaded it and i just presumed it would convert a RAR to mp3

instead i was faced with this

extract to

test

view

find

wizard

info

virus scan

protect

so whats "huh" about that?

The "huh" is about you not reading it carefully. It's options to pick from. You have to hit "extract to".

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

FragileUndertow said:

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

FragileUndertow said:

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

you have won the internet for today...

FragileUndertow said:

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

I get a kick out of reading the user comments on Pirate bay of people who unknowingly download password protected rar files. People will download a rar then find out it has a password and the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

As i said before, a person has to be careful with rar's.

Downloading them from unverified sources is kinda like having sex with a stranger without using a condom.

JoeyC said:

FragileUndertow said:

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

I get a kick out of reading the user comments on Pirate bay of people who unknowingly download password protected rar files. People will download a rar then find out it has a password and the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

As i said before, a person has to be careful with rar's.

Downloading them from unverified sources is kinda like having sex with a stranger without using a condom.

And you never know if that site has malware in it...

JoeyC said:

the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

I've actually done this before when I really wanted this file and that was the only one of it I could find. I worked shockingly. However 99% of the time it's just a scam

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rar+file

[Edited 5/8/13 7:28am]

JoeyC said:

FragileUndertow said:

He is going to shit when the file hes trying to open has a password

I get a kick out of reading the user comments on Pirate bay of people who unknowingly download password protected rar files. People will download a rar then find out it has a password and the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

As i said before, a person has to be careful with rar's.

Downloading them from unverified sources is kinda like having sex with a stranger without using a condom.

Rubbish. There is zero chance of you getting a virus from a .rar file alone if you know what you're doing, All you have to do is scan it with norton or mcafee etc before you open it. if anything it's way, way safer than just downloading a 'naked' file on it own i.e a singular mp3 or jpeg can be a zillion times more dangerous.

I don't d/l anything unless it's zipped or rarred for that reason. You can check that sucker first.

.

[Edited 5/8/13 7:45am]

7zipfree

Marrk said:

JoeyC said:

I get a kick out of reading the user comments on Pirate bay of people who unknowingly download password protected rar files. People will download a rar then find out it has a password and the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

As i said before, a person has to be careful with rar's.

Downloading them from unverified sources is kinda like having sex with a stranger without using a condom.

Rubbish. There is zero chance of you getting a virus from a .rar file alone if you know what you're doing, All you have to do is scan it with norton or mcafee etc before you open it. if anything it's way, way safer than just downloading a 'naked' file on it own i.e a singular mp3 or jpeg can be a zillion times more dangerous.

I don't d/l anything unless it's zipped or rarred for that reason. You can check that sucker first.

.

[Edited 5/8/13 7:45am]

Yeah. Least the ones I go to are safe.

Marrk said:

JoeyC said:

I get a kick out of reading the user comments on Pirate bay of people who unknowingly download password protected rar files. People will download a rar then find out it has a password and the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. :lol: On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

As i said before, a person has to be careful with rar's.

Downloading them from unverified sources is kinda like having sex with a stranger without using a condom.

Rubbish. There is zero chance of you getting a virus from a .rar file alone if you know what you're doing, All you have to do is scan it with norton or mcafee etc before you open it. if anything it's way, way safer than just downloading a 'naked' file on it own i.e a singular mp3 or jpeg can be a zillion times more dangerous.

I don't d/l anything unless it's zipped or rarred for that reason. You can check that sucker first.

.

[Edited 5/8/13 7:45am]

I was talking more about catching a virus from visiting a malicious website than i was about catching a virus from a rar.





Anyway i agree that knowing what you're doing is the key to preventing virus attacks when downloading stuff from p2p sites. I also agree that there is a low threat in downloading(not extracting and running) a rar, zip, or 7Z, file.
However, from my understanding there have been malware attacks that exploited weaknesses in torrent clients, in the past. They seem to be few, far between and are caused by a exe file masquerading as a torrent.




I have to respectfully disagree with rar files being a zillion times more safer than standalone files though.



As with any file there is some threats in downloading JPEG's and mp3's(more with jpegs)but unless a .exe file is made to look like a .mp3 or .jpeg, they are very safe to download.

Most viruses are started thru executables but just as you mentioned, initally scanning for viruses can make all the difference. Doing that little thing in the beginning will save a lot of headaches later.

Also if i think that something is off(after clean virus scan and instillation of program) ill check the hidden files and folders on my computer. Sometimes people forget that there is a lot of hidden files and folders on windows based OS.





Anyway people have their preferences and I'm sure that its debatable whether rar files have the potential to be more of a threat than naked files or vice versa. I would say that from the majority of what Ive read on BT forms, websites and what
nots, it seems that more scumbags try to hide malware on archived, compressed rar's and zips than other ways. As you said though, if a person uses a good antivirus program then they can stop most attacks from happening.




Personally, from my many years of utilizing bit torrents Ive never caught a virus, trojan or any kind of malware from anything that Ive downloaded, whether it be a rar or a naked file. The only viruses ive ever caught were from a usb drive and from visiting a porn site(years ago). In regards to downloads, honestly its not that hard to not catch something. A person just has to use caution. If a person deals mainly with trusted uploaders and websites, read the comments about a given torrent and uses a good virus program then they are pretty much safe. Malware is always changing and no antivirus program is guaranteed to catch everything though. That's why staying up to date with virus definitions is important.

[Edited 5/9/13 20:20pm]

aardvark15 said:

JoeyC said:

the only way to get that password is to go to some scam website and give your personal information. On PB people be going off on scammers on the comments section.

I've actually done this before when I really wanted this file and that was the only one of it I could find. I worked shockingly. However 99% of the time it's just a scam

For the longest time i only messed with PB. A couple years ago i was desperately looking for something and couldn't find it on PB so i started goggling other BT websites. Some of them turned out to be pretty good sites but some others seemed shady and put up red flags. However, like i said, me being desperate i actually clicked on a couple download links on one of the shady sites. When my BT client didn't open like it normally does i freaked out and deleted whatever shit i had downloaded.


The whole experience was like being in a unfamiliar, sleezy ass neighborhood at night. You don't know what dangers are lurking in the shadows.

JoeyC said:

aardvark15 said:

I've actually done this before when I really wanted this file and that was the only one of it I could find. I worked shockingly. However 99% of the time it's just a scam

For the longest time i only messed with PB. A couple years ago i was desperately looking for something and couldn't find it on PB so i started goggling other BT websites. Some of them turned out to be pretty good sites but some others seemed shady and put up red flags. However, like i said, me being desperate i actually clicked on a couple download links on one of the shady sites. When my BT client didn't open like it normally does i freaked out and deleted whatever shit i had downloaded.


The whole experience was like being in a unfamiliar, sleezy ass neighborhood at night. You don't know what dangers are lurking in the shadows.

I wonder if torrents are one of the leading causes of viruses?

Timmy84 said:

JoeyC said:

For the longest time i only messed with PB. A couple years ago i was desperately looking for something and couldn't find it on PB so i started goggling other BT websites. Some of them turned out to be pretty good sites but some others seemed shady and put up red flags. However, like i said, me being desperate i actually clicked on a couple download links on one of the shady sites. When my BT client didn't open like it normally does i freaked out and deleted whatever shit i had downloaded.


The whole experience was like being in a unfamiliar, sleezy ass neighborhood at night. You don't know what dangers are lurking in the shadows.

I wonder if torrents are one of the leading causes of viruses?

Ive wondered the same myself. I never messed with limewire or napster but i heard that back in the day they had their fair share of viruses. However, the new Napster is a clean site but i don't know about limewire. Regardless, i think that visiting random porn and movie sites probably has the potential to do more harm than BT sites like PB, h33t, bitsnoop, torrents.eu, isohunt and kickasstorrent. What would be cool is to have a survey of what kind of torrents produced the most malware. Is it Avi or other movie files, music files, applications, etc.