The simplest and most direct way to permanently delete files or folders is by using the Shift + Delete keyboard shortcut.

Security researchers at Trustwave have discovered a new phishing campaign that utilized a specially crafted ZIP file, designed to bypass secure email gateways, to distribute the NanoCore RAT. Users ...

Spammers are stepping up their use of Shockwave Flash (SWF) file redirects to avoid detection, security researchers said this week. Alex Eckelberry, president of Sunbelt Software, a security software ...

As spam filters get better at weeding out unwanted messages, spammers have started inserting their messages inside Microsoft Word documents and attaching them to e-mails. On Thursday, content security ...

Chinese language hackers are taking advantage of the Windows Installer (MSI) file format to bypass standard security checks. Hackers are known to deliver malware in the same sorts of familiar formats: ...

Microsoft bypasses HOSTS file in certain circumstances There is a lot of talk on various security mailing lists regarding Microsoft's HOSTS file bypass. It appears starting in XP Pro SP2 and W2K3 SP1, ...

A vulnerability that allowed threat actors to bypass the Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) security mechanism has an unofficial fix thanks to micropatching service 0patch. MoTW automatically flags all ...