An anti-virus program registering every executable file on the computer as infected indicates the computer may be under attack by a virus. According to PC Magazine, a virus attaches copies of itself ...

Most email providers, including Gmail, don't allow you to send executable or ".exe" files. Executable files are programs that require the action of a user to install ...

Malware pushers are experimenting with a novel way to infect Mac users that runs executable files that normally execute only on Windows computers. Researchers from antivirus provider Trend Micro made ...

Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new ‘FileExecutableDetected’ option to log when executable files are created. For those not familiar with Sysmon ...

Update 10/15/16: I have updated the article below to address that this ransomware is not continuously monitoring for files. When the ransomware runs it will target the %Desktop% first and then encrypt ...

There are a number of other file types that can be used in the same kind of attacks that have been used in the DLL-hijacking exploit in recent weeks. Experts say that executable files, Windows INI ...

It is common when you download an EXE or installer; it gets instantly removed from the location. At times, users have also reported a running program missing. Unless the program or file contains a ...

Google has announced that it will start blocking insecure downloads soon on its browser, Chrome. The company plans to block "mixed content downloads” in a phased manner until October. The company will ...