A .rar file is a compressed archive format. While the format itself is legitimate, unknown or randomly named RAR files are frequently used to distribute or viruses for the following reasons:
: Compression can sometimes hide malicious code from basic antivirus scanners until the file is actually extracted. NUZcP rar
: Malicious actors often password-protect RAR files to prevent automated security tools from "looking inside" the archive to identify threats. NUZcP rar