What is WinRAR.exe?

WinRAR.exe is part of WinRAR and developed by Alexander Roshal according to the WinRAR.exe version information.

WinRAR.exe's description is "WinRAR archiver"

WinRAR.exe is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH.

WinRAR.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WinRAR.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WinRAR.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR archiver
Internal nameWinRAR
Original filenameWinRAR.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2016
Product version5.31.1
File version5.31.1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR archiver
Internal nameWinRAR
Original filenameWinRAR.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2..
Product version5.31.1
File version5.31.1

Digital signatures [?]

WinRAR.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namewin.rar GmbH
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number00fe46a10ad94269c3dd225c13645352e4

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WinRAR.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Spr.Tool.Gen!c
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the WinRAR.exe file.

Other files also named WinRAR.exe

WinRAR.exe (6 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD564acde22e0d219ce9f9bce48082c1d02
SHA25667cbc9b68ceeff2f541abe4f8acdc4110f9673ad104a272b1fd212ae4f022347

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to winrar.exe:

winrar.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

winrar.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

WinRAR archiver has stopped working.

End Program - winrar.exe. This program is not responding.

winrar.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

winrar.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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