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==Use for malware distribution==
Since at least 2015, ACE archives have been used to deliver [[malware]] to victims by e-mail. This tactic was viable because popular [[File_archiver|archiving software]] was able to uncompress ACE archives, but support for the ACE format in security products such as [[Email_filtering|mail filters]], [[Content-control_software|web content filters]], and [[Antivirus_software|anti-virus software]] was generally weak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.frankleonhardt.com/2015/malware-sent-in-ace-format/|title=Malware sent in .ace format|website=Frank Leonhardt's blog|date=5 October 2015 |access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/collection/Spammers-discover-the-7z-archive-format-for-spreading-ransomware-1b8e1aad140a017769c7eba02f500747|title=Spammers discover the 7z archive format for spreading ransomware|website=IBM X-Force Exchange|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@seifreed/how-to-deal-with-ace-malware-files-592eb52e7135|title=How to deal with .ACE malware files?|website=Marc Rivero López' blog|date=24 January 2017|access-date=2019-03-09}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Security vulnerabilities==
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