WinRAR vs Zip vs 7zip vs Others

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WinRAR vs Zip vs 7zip vs Others

02-18-2015, 01:38

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I'm not sure about WinRAR's crypto. It's a proprietary software and I don't remember anyone checking it for some bugs/backdoors. On the other hand 7zip is opensource and thus more preferable in respect to crypto. Besides its crypto was checked by one guy who knows a thing or two in crypto stuff.

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