In case you are wondering what this is all about a quick recap might be in order. All versions of Windows (since Windows 95) have a number of hidden and protected files called index.dat, one in ...

Windows File Analyzer will help you decode & analyze the Thumbnail Database, Prefetch folder, Shortcuts, Index.DAT, and Recycle Bin for forensic analysis. We took it for a spin and can say that it is ...

.dat can mean many things. data of any type quite often ends up with these extensions. How about using the app that created them? You can also try viewing them in notepad.

A Windows feature has been uncovered which may be of concern to some but isn't thought to be a 'bug'. Security researcher Barnaby Skeggs was investigating a Windows system file called WaitList.dat ...

If you're one of the people who own a stylus or touchscreen-capable Windows PC, then there's a high chance there's a file on your computer that has slowly collected sensitive data for the past months ...