'7zip is probably the most popular archiving tool but if you download it from the .com website instead of .org you will get a 7zip malware version!'

7zip Malware: Beware 7zip.com

Ogee wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 7:26 am '7zip is probably the most popular archiving tool but if you download it from the .com website instead of .org you will get a 7zip malware version!'

7zip Malware: Beware 7zip.com

Very easy to get it mistaken. Important post, thanks Ogee.

Jimmy wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:01 pm Very easy to get it mistaken. Important post, thanks Ogee.

Yes, and an important lesson too when downloading any open source tools from not for profit sites where the publishers often simply don't have the resources to buy up every look alike, sound alike domain name that scammers might use to fool the unwary.

always scan your downloads through VirusTotal.com !!! it's a must : it scans the files through a lot of different anti-virii brans

Short follow-up on the first video, looks at the increasingly stealthy nature of modern malware, what it's doing (making command prompts on your machine to open up your firewall), and rather embarrassingly, who's accidently spreading it.

How Stealthy was the 7zip Malware and how to spot it?

Ogee wrote: Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:37 pm .

How Stealthy was the 7zip Malware and how to spot it?

Useful tip on detecting the new 'stealthy' malware is to check your Exclusions list, there should be none there unless you put them there, if you find any drag them onto the VirusTotal web homepage to check if they are malware.

Settings > Privacy and Security > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection settings, scroll down and click Exclusions - add or remove (admin password needed).