Ars Technica

Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware

Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents ...
Bleeping Computer

7-zip now supports Windows ‘Mark-of-the-Web’ security feature

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files. When you download documents and ...
Bleeping Computer

7-Zip MotW bypass exploited in zero-day attacks against Ukraine

A 7-Zip vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature was exploited by Russian hackers as a zero-day since September 2024. According to Trend Micro ...
ZDNet

These file types are the ones most commonly used by hackers to hide their malware

ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office documents as the file most commonly used by cyber criminals to deliver malware, according to an analysis of real-world cyber attacks and data collected from ...
FedScoop

With help from NIST, Sen. Wyden wants us to be smarter about .zip files

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks at a New America event in April 2018. This report first appeared on CyberScoop. Federal workers and the public in general might be mistaken about the security of .zip ...