WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

WinRAR 7.10 introduces performance and usability enhancements—including larger memory pages, a reworked settings interface, and dark mode—and adds a default “Zone value only” option that propagates only the ZoneId from Mark-of-the-Web (MoTW) to extracted files, preserving Windows security prompts while reducing privacy exposure; the article explains MoTW’s role (e.g., Office Protected View) and notes the potential trade-off for digital forensics.