Giveaway of the Day Forums

1. 

   GEORGETJR
   Member

   Lately, when I try to download one of the free games (Saturday/Sunday), when I try to unzip, I get a message which wants me to download (and pay for) WinRAR. When I close that window, I cannot activate the ex file.

   Posted 10 years ago #
2. 

   thenameipicked
   Member

   Download 7zip. It will replace WinRar, and is free.

   Posted 10 years ago #
3. 

   ChrisS
   Administrator

   And scan your computer for malware/spyware/helpware/toolbars/trojans/etc. You should get a message that "Windows can't open this type of file". You should not get a message telling you to download and buy a particular software product. I'd bet your money that whatever program is telling you to buy WinRAR also caused the problem in the first place.

   Some Links that might help:
   Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
   Top Freeware Picks
   Malware Removal Guide

   Posted 10 years ago #
4. 

   freakassoid
   Member

   Hello GEORGETJR

   on top of the good info ChrisS gave you if you need help removing viruses and/or malware
   you can ask for help from the good people at the Malwarebytes forum here

   Malware Removal Help
   http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s=0b18557fad19e3e29dd97d4f50114dd0&showforum=7

   also read this before asking for help

   I'm infected - What do I do now?
   http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=9573

   i made a virtual machine of Win XP home sp3 all up to date on Virtualbox and downloaded todays giveaway and it unziped with Win XP's zipper program with no problems i did not get redirected to another web site so something else is going on i will try also this week and weekend on other downloads but i still think something else is going on

   thanks

   James

   :)

   Posted 10 years ago #

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