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Can anyone tell me what the .rar file extension is? I was
cleaning up file and it's all over and I don't want to delete without knowing? |
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It is a compressed file type, like .zip
-- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "barb" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what the .rar file extension is? I was cleaning up file and it's all over and I don't want to delete without knowing? |
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barb wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what the .rar file extension is? I was cleaning up file and it's all over and I don't want to delete without knowing? You shouldn't unknowingly have ANY .rar files on your PC. Sound like virus infected attachments, resulting from the mass-mailing worm Beagle. Or perhaps KLEZ. Run a Google search for RAR VIRUS and then browse the hits to see if you match any of the scenarios described. Your anti-virus system is working properly, I hope. Try the harmless EICAR anti-virus test at http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm If you click on ANY of the 4 links on the bottom of that page, all of which point to a harmless industry-standard virus-scanner test file, and your virus scanner doesn't immediately activate BEFORE the file download begins, then your computer is defenseless. |
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The .rar extension is as Glen mentions, created by either WinRAR (Windows GUI) or
RAR (Command line). If you do not have or never had either, and you haven't dl'd any ..rar files, then you may want to look into Hugh's suggestion. If you do have either and you have it set as the default Zip app, then that's what you will see, .rar files. Although WinZip can not open/create .rar files, WinRAR and RAR can open/create ..zip files. Other non-archived files they can work with a CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO -- Brian A. Jack of all trades, Master of none. One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn. "barb" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what the .rar file extension is? I was cleaning up file and it's all over and I don't want to delete without knowing? |
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