: In March 2026 (and in a similar 2017 incident), the official site was hijacked, prompting visitors to download a "new desktop app" called Crunchyroll_Secure.exe or contained within a .rar file.
If you are seeing a file named , it is likely malware and should not be opened. This specific file name is historically associated with a high-profile DNS hijacking incident where attackers redirected the official Crunchyroll website to a malicious server. The Security Incident
: Crunchyroll is a legitimate streaming service owned by Sony . It never requires you to download a standalone desktop .rar or .exe file from its website to stream anime. Recent Data Breaches
: Always check that you are on the official crunchyroll.com domain before entering any login or payment information.
Crunchyroll data breach exposes 1.2 million user email addresses