On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:04:13 -0400, "ABLE_1"
wrote:

All I can offer is caution. I thought I would follow the masses and give it
a try. I did a Google on WINrar and then picked this site
http://gperavguslive.info/.

I agree my stupid error. Ended up with a virus - trogon - or what ever.
Spent 9 hours of my present life getting rid of the POS.

Life and computer is back to normal again and doubt I will ever consider
dealing with RAR or PAR files ever again. I really don't care how good they
are reported to be.

So what ever you decide for your fate be aware you have been warned of the
Dark Side.

Well, Les -since you used google- if you had clicked on the FIRST
non-ad link to http://www.rarlab.com/, you would have found the home
of WinRAR. I'm guessing you focused on the word FREE for the link you
cited. Yep, I'm sure they'll let you download the trial version for
FREE, just like rarlab.com will. By the way, the most recent (Aug 2)
announced version is 3.80 beta, so I would be sceptical of
gperavguslive's advertisement of a version 3.82.

I purchased a liscense several years ago, and have had precisely ZERO
issues with virii, trojans, or anything else.

Sorry. This thread is starting to go off-topic, but for those who are
honestly thinking of trying WinRAR, I felt obliged to debunk the above
bilge. WinRAR is a well-known, reliable archive utility. To repeat,
I've used it for years and can assure you it's trustworthy.

Of course, it helps if you try the company website first, no?