Block the entire dot-zip top-level domain
https://youtu.be/V82lHNsSPww
[ThioJoe] discovers that Zip filenames in old posts are being converted to links to malware websites retroactively

#dotZip #malware #Google #security

Advice for anyone who is concerned enough about the #DotZip TLD, to want to replace the .ZIP archive file format with an alternative.

Please don't pick the (commercial, closed-source) RAR.
#7Zip is free, open-source, and creates smaller archive files.

RAR software is Windows-only. Any software for handling .rar files on any other OS is unofficial.

7Zip is free to use forever, not just for the trial period.

Bonus: there will never be a .7z TLD.

@dangillmor already #dotZIP & #dotMOV are basically exclusively used for #Malware & #Phishing to the point that I'd not be surprised if bir corpirations will just rollout #hostfile|s that redirect #zip & #mov - domains onto some warning site or flat out yeet aka. #NXDOMAIN them...

@BrodieOnLinux OFC #dotZIP & #dotMOV will get abused by #scammers, but apparently with the 1st #NEWgTLD|s wave #ICANN also yeeted any "benefit vs. harm balance" out of the Window as well...