A new approach to hiding data within executable computer program files could make it almost impossible to detect hidden documents.

How to Convert a Powerpoint File to an Executable File. Self-running, stand-alone executable files allow you to distribute PowerPoint presentations that anyone can run.

Being a builtin doesn’t necessarily mean that a command doesn’t exist as an executable file in the file system. Some builtins are only builtins. They’re part of the shell. Others are also files.

Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new 'FileExecutableDetected' option to log when executable files are created.