7-Zip runtime component
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Component: 7-Zip command-line runtime (7z.exe and 7z.dll)
Version: 26.02
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2026 Igor Pavlov

MetaStripper use
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MetaStripper bundles this component only to inspect and extract image files
from unencrypted RAR/RAR5 archives. MetaStripper does not create RAR archives,
does not expose a general-purpose 7-Zip command surface, and does not pass RAR
passwords to the external process.

Upstream and corresponding source
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Project: https://www.7-zip.org/
Release: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/26.02
Source:  https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/download/26.02/7z2602-src.tar.xz

The complete upstream source archive SHA-256 is:
  cf967c98bca02a4b8b16375f441825a8e141362f14be1969bbec8e1ca0bff9dd

Binary provenance
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The build downloads the official x64 installer and the official standalone
7zr extraction bootstrap, verifies them, and extracts the two unmodified
runtime files listed below.

7z2602-x64.exe
  URL: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/download/26.02/7z2602-x64.exe
  SHA-256: 6745fa76dc2ea031596d8678f6f6b99c3c1b435b4164a63485adbbc7b8d82ef0

7zr.exe
  URL: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/download/26.02/7zr.exe
  SHA-256: 56b8cc9f4971cef253644fafe54063ed7fdca551d4dee0f8c6baa81b855acd72

Extracted 7z.exe
  SHA-256: 83967f1b02b43c4efeda302795722c809e0e81b8307de73558d10484d5676a7d

Extracted 7z.dll
  SHA-256: 69fd4df057985c40e510e2fac182881c7f85e90aa13ec703f763a8fdb2ce61f8

License files
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LICENSE.txt is the license file distributed in the official 26.02 installer.
Its SHA-256 is:
  519ac0a4bded9c18ea02e0afb71f663d8c47373bd9facd3ac96a79f51d77765d

LICENSE-LGPL-2.1.txt is an unmodified copy downloaded from:
  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
Its SHA-256 is:
  20e50fe7aae3e56378ebf0417d9de904f55a0e61e4df315333e632a4d3555d95

The 7-Zip license includes GNU LGPL terms, BSD-licensed portions, and the
unRAR restriction. Read LICENSE.txt and LICENSE-LGPL-2.1.txt before
redistributing this component. Keep this directory with every MetaStripper
binary distribution.
