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 ...

In the past, email servers accepted all file attachments, allowing viruses to be executed by unwary recipients who clicked on them. It was not uncommon to get messages such as "click this - coolest ...

Windows Vista Users The following solution uses a file association fix for Windows Vista users. Go to Winhelponline and download the compressed file that contains the fix for the EXE extension.

New installations of Windows hide all file extensions, except for Windows components, that would appear in Explorer or an application dialog box that displays file names. File extensions are ...

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 ...

In a security bulletin issued two days ago, Skype's latest version fixes a File URI Security Bypass Code Execution Vulnerability originally reported by Ismael Briones : Remote exploitation of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. APK files are used to install apps on Android devices. You need an Android emulator to open APK files on a computer. APK files are ...

You're probably aware that most files have an extension such as TXT or EXE after the file name, even though these are not always displayed in Windows. File extensions are how Windows knows what to do ...

One of our readers reported that all the file extensions have changed to some unknown file format. If so, it could be a virus! If a virus has changed all the files extensions to unknown applications, ...

After researchers were able to bypass a file upload validation flaw patch in WP Live Chat, a new patch has been issued. A WordPress plugin vulnerability found in WP Live Chat could allow an attacker ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default program ...