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7-Zip 15.05 is still useful today, because it was the last version to include built-in support for decompiling NSIS installer scripts. The feature was removed

by Dwedit 1y ago

7-Zip 15.05 is still useful today, because it was the last version to include built-in support for decompiling NSIS installer scripts. The feature was removed due to security concerns.

parlortricks 1y ago
Why is decompiling NSIS a security concern?
- Dwedit 1y ago
  In case of bugs in the decompiler. Extracting the files is still possible in newer versions, just not decompiling the installer scripts.
NooneAtAll3 1y ago
what is NSIS?
- orbital-decay 1y ago
  Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, a byproduct of Winamp that is ubiquitous in lightweight software installers for Windows. https://sourceforge.net/projects/nsis/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/nsis/
mmebane 1y ago
I've not personally used it, but there's a fork that adds NSIS decompilation back in: https://github.com/myfreeer/7z-build-nsis https://github.com/myfreeer/7z-build-nsis