DAT files are files with an extension that isn't associated with a specific application or program and can be almost any type of file including video, media or text. Gaining access to the DAT files ...

Have you ever encountered a strange file with an NTUSER.DAT name on your Windows PC? Don't worry, it's not a virus, but quite an important file. In this article, we'll explain what it is and why you ...

Q. I sometimes receive e-mail messages with a “winmail.dat” file attached that I cannot open. Why does this happen, and what can I do to fix it? A. The winmail.dat file usually appears because various ...

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 ...

When you send an email message from a Microsoft Outlook client that is configured incorrectly, the receiver may receive an attachment with the name winmail.dat. This is a binary attachment that ...

Letter Opener converts winmail.dat attachments on the fly, so you can actually see and use the attachments the sender intended you to have. [Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s ...

McAfee is dealing with the aftermath of another DAT file false positive, which channel partners say has eroded confidence with their customers and provoked a demand for change in its QA processes.

Q: I'm part of a group of 80 people who every week receive an e-mail with an Adobe PDF file attachment. But when I receive the e-mail, the PDF has been converted to a Winmail.dat file that my e-mail ...

I was cleaning up a virus mess today. Vista, standard user. I switched to an Administrator login, removed problem files w/ defender. The infected account then got errors at log in saying "Could not ...

hi,<BR>on my harddrive i have various .dat files ripped from vcds, i try to play them using xine but get the error,<BR><BR>There is no demuxer plugin available to handle 'AVSEQ01.DAT'. Usually this ...