WhatsApp users are being urged to change a single privacy setting after researchers uncovered a serious hacking flaw that abuses group chats to plant malicious files on phones. The issue centers on ...

In using AI to improve efficiency, developers are granting extensive permissions to download content from the web, and read, write, and delete files on their machines without requiring developer ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

A CRDOWNLOAD file appears when you are downloading something via Google Chrome. It is a temporary file used to store incomplete downloads, and you can often recover or open a CRDOWNLOAD file safely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft confirms that starting Oct. 14, “File Explorer ...

For some users of Windows 11/10, there will come a time when they want to download Torrent files to their computer. However, they might not know how to get this done; but such folks should not worry ...

Adobe Illustrator is a vector design software used for things like image editing, graphic design, creating logos, and more. While it can be used for both hobbyists and professionals, the price tag is ...

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a web-friendly file format used to display 2D graphics, vector illustrations, charts, etc. While it renders like an image, underneath it is actually XML code that ...

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

The “Cannot open file as archive” error in 7-Zip appears right after you try to extract a file that is damaged or incomplete, usually without any extra details ...

We all download a vast number of files on our devices every day. Many of the files we download can get lost in our vast list of downloads. In such a scenario, having a file open automatically upon ...