On Tuesday, Microsoft was awarded a U.S. patent for “portable applications.” The description of this innovative technology? Running an executable file from a flash device. More specifically, portable ...

In Windows operating systems, there is a Startup folder. The files and programs placed inside the Startup folder start automatically on system startup. This is the easiest method to start programs ...

The holy grail of computing is to have some way to distribute a program to any computer. This is one of those totally unachievable goals, but many have tried with varying degrees of success. People ...

In this paper, the author present a simple and faster approach to distinguish between malware and legitimate .exe files by simply looking at properties of the MS Windows Portable Executable (PE) ...

If you are at a point where you need to view information about an executable or binary file, then what you need is the right tool for the job. Now, there is an abundance of programs available on the ...

Apple has upgraded its XProtect security software to be able to detect Windows files which may be a threat to Mac users. According to security researcher Patrick Wardle, the update will now detect ...

Microsoft has introduced MSTest runner, a lightweight, portable runner for the MSTest unit testing framework. Unveiled January 24, MSTest runner is extensible and makes tests more portable and ...