A new approach to hiding data within executable computer program files could make it almost impossible to detect hidden documents.

Executable files, aka applications, on the other hand, come in all sizes—making them an ideal place to embed lots of data.

Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new 'FileExecutableDetected' option to log when executable files are created.

Being a builtin doesn’t necessarily mean that a command doesn’t exist as an executable file in the file system. Some builtins are only builtins. They’re part of the shell. Others are also files.

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 ...