[SOLVED] Win Zip Smart Monitor

[garryash]

I just finished setting up my new desktop. On the previous one I had a nice little download from "Winrar" tha gave me all the old "Windows 7-8=9 " games. Never had a problem with it. When I downloaded from Winrar this time it dumped a programe called "Win zip smart moinitor" Can anyone tell me if this is safe to keep on or should I uninstall it. Uninstalling removes the games tha I enjoy when I want something relaxing to play>

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Winrar archives are often littered with viruses. Where did you get this file from? It doesn’t sound legal to me

 

[USAFRet]

I just finished setting up my new desktop. On the previous one I had a nice little download from "Winrar" tha gave me all the old "Windows 7-8=9 " games. Never had a problem with it. When I downloaded from Winrar this time it dumped a programe called "Win zip smart moinitor" Can anyone tell me if this is safe to keep on or should I uninstall it. Uninstalling removes the games tha I enjoy when I want something relaxing to play>

WinRAR does not host or publish 'games'.

You may have downloaded some pirated games, that were in a .rar archive.
Said game collections are often/usually combined with all sorts of nastyware

AS far as "Windows 7-8=9 " games?
I have NO idea what that is, but is does not sound legit in any way.

 

[garryash]

I have been downloading these ever since win 7 was replaced. Never had a problem with them or any "Under the carpet" software. But I have never had win rar tryng to opdate the drivers on my PC. I know there are updates needed as it is a new build and I am still going through the list. The win 7 games are : Chess/Freecell/Hearts/Mahjong/Minesweeper/Purpleplace/Solitaire/Spider solitaire.

 

[hang-the-9]

I have been downloading these ever since win 7 was replaced. Never had a problem with them or any "Under the carpet" software. But I have never had win rar tryng to opdate the drivers on my PC. I know there are updates needed as it is a new build and I am still going through the list. The win 7 games are : Chess/Freecell/Hearts/Mahjong/Minesweeper/Purpleplace/Solitaire/Spider solitaire.

You are a bit confused about what WinRAR is, it's just a program for compressing and uncompressing files. You may have downloaded the program from the wrong site or the files you are trying to install are spyware or a virus. WinRAR does not update any drivers or install extra software, if installed from the legitimate source. Your issue is the file you are trying to extract, not the program that is doing the extracting.

 

[Grobe]

Many software hosting sites have a bigger, more fancy button that does NOT link to the software you actually want to install.

 

[USAFRet]

Many software hosting sites have a bigger, more fancy button that does NOT link to the software you actually want to install.

Yep.

CLICK HERE to Download​

click here for the thing you actually wanted...​

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Exactly what we thought you’ve installed a virus through a winrar archive