Open RAR File

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Extension Details
  Compression file format
MIME Type
  application/x-rar-compressed
  application/octet-stream
Identifying Characters
  Hex: 52 61 72 21
  ASCII: Rar!
Opens with:
  WinRAR
  7-Zip
  IZArc
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