The e-mail from WinRar was rude, unhelpful and ignored the overcharge. WinRar responded by contacting me in an e-mail outside of the Paypal dispute resolution process. I had paid through Paypal so I accessed their dispute resolution process after I was repeatedly unable to get a response through WinRar directly. I bought the software at a "special" price of $20, was billed $29 and then discovered that the license would not "attach" to the software and, therefore, was useless. The software works adequately in "trial mode" although it has security problems that are daunting. The software is okay but the company is a sleazy cheat. Any complex, non private files can be easily compressed and zipped, and I have yet to find a. Aside from this caveat, WinRAR is free, and fairly simple to use. So again, if the system is already compromised by a determined intruder, your files are barely secured. The password manager is a handy addition, but stores passwords in plaintext. They do use 128-bit, but if your system is compromised by someone actively searching for sensitive information, 128-bit will be relatively easy to crack. My primary caveat is the fact that WinRAR does NOT use 256-bit encryption, so sensitive files (banking, contracts, legal information, etc) are at risk. For smaller scale file compression (schoolwork, music, etc), it's easy to use and zips and unzips via a fairly understandable interface. I recommend WinRAR with caveats, depending on the intended use. (downloaded from ) I found a simple download of WinRAR with an easy installation manager interface.
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