With time, security loopholes surfaced in operating systems and the software that runs on them. As such, it becomes essential to plug these holes to keep your system and personal information safe.

What you need to know The Windows Package Manager (WinGet) has hit version 1.4 with a raft of new features. It now supports downloading and extracting installers from zip archives.

Files v4.0 ships with a plethora of new features, including a refreshed logo design with richer colors to complement ...

In the Windows environment, CAB refers to Cabinet files – an archive file format for Microsoft Windows. The format supports data compression and embedded digital certificates used for maintaining ...

WinRAR flaw let crafted archives drop files outside target folder, including into Windows Startup New version 7.12 addresses critical path and HTML vulnerabilities Windows users urged to update WinRAR ...

Also called a "setup program" or "installer," an install program is software that prepares an application (software package) to run in the computer. Unless the app is a single utility program, it is ...

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely to ...

Files v3.1 makes Windows 11's File Explorer better by adding a system tray icon and smart archive feature, as well as several fixes.

Proponents of the archive bit will point out that it is set on newly installed software, even if the files are old. A backup software package that uses only modification time will not notice these ...