diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 485d3daf..e92a1e23 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 * Change make indexer lookup optional in NameParser, and deactivate during searches
 * Change improve newnab autoselect categories
 * Change add nzb.org BoxSD and BoxHD categories
+* Change post processor, ignore symlinks found in process_dir
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index 219e0b6c..699a2eeb 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import traceback
 import urlparse
 import uuid
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 import adba
 import requests
@@ -1558,4 +1559,25 @@ def should_delete_episode(status):
     if s not in (SNATCHED, SNATCHED_PROPER, SNATCHED_BEST, DOWNLOADED, ARCHIVED, IGNORED):
         return True
     logger.log('not safe to delete episode from db because of status: %s' % statusStrings[s], logger.DEBUG)
-    return False
\ No newline at end of file
+    return False
+
+
+def is_link(filepath):
+    """
+    Check if given file/pathname is symbolic link
+
+    :param filepath: file or path to check
+    :return: True or False
+    """
+    if 'win32' == sys.platform:
+        if not ek.ek(os.path.exists, filepath):
+            return False
+
+        import ctypes
+        invalid_file_attributes = 0xFFFFFFFF
+        file_attribute_reparse_point = 0x0400
+
+        attr = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetFileAttributesW(unicode(filepath))
+        return invalid_file_attributes != attr and 0 != attr & file_attribute_reparse_point
+
+    return ek.ek(os.path.islink, filepath)
diff --git a/sickbeard/processTV.py b/sickbeard/processTV.py
index f4e498cf..bde3adc2 100644
--- a/sickbeard/processTV.py
+++ b/sickbeard/processTV.py
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ class ProcessTVShow(object):
         if self.fail_detected:
             self._process_failed(dir_name, nzb_name, showObj=showObj)
             return self.result
+        rar_content = [x for x in rar_content if not helpers.is_link(ek.ek(os.path.join, path, x))]
         path, dirs, files = self._get_path_dir_files(dir_name, nzb_name, pp_type)
+        files = [x for x in files if not helpers.is_link(ek.ek(os.path.join, path, x))]
         video_files = filter(helpers.has_media_ext, files)
         video_in_rar = filter(helpers.has_media_ext, rar_content)
         work_files += [ek.ek(os.path.join, path, item) for item in rar_content]
@@ -343,6 +345,9 @@ class ProcessTVShow(object):
                     self._log_helper(u'Found temporary sync files, skipping post process', logger.ERROR)
                     return self.result
 
+                # Ignore any symlinks at this stage to avoid the potential for unraring a symlinked archive
+                files = [x for x in files if not helpers.is_link(ek.ek(os.path.join, walk_path, x))]
+
                 rar_files, rarfile_history = self.unused_archives(
                     walk_path, filter(helpers.is_first_rar_volume, files), pp_type, process_method, rarfile_history)
                 rar_content = self._unrar(walk_path, rar_files, force)
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ class ProcessTVShow(object):
                 if self.fail_detected:
                     self._process_failed(dir_name, nzb_name, showObj=self.showObj_helper(showObj, directory))
                     continue
+                rar_content = [x for x in rar_content if not helpers.is_link(ek.ek(os.path.join, walk_path, x))]
                 files = list(set(files + rar_content))
                 video_files = filter(helpers.has_media_ext, files)
                 video_in_rar = filter(helpers.has_media_ext, rar_content)
@@ -886,6 +892,7 @@ class ProcessTVShow(object):
             # Scheduled Post Processing Active
             # Get at first all the subdir in the dir_name
             for path, dirs, files in ek.ek(os.walk, dir_name):
+                files = [x for x in files if not helpers.is_link(ek.ek(os.path.join, path, x))]
                 break
         else:
             path, dirs = ek.ek(os.path.split, dir_name)  # Script Post Processing