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What is the difference between plain binary format (.bin) and Windows Executable (.exe)?

April 26, 2017binary difference executable format plain Windows

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What is the difference between plain binary format (.bin) and Windows Executable (.exe)?

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There’s no such thing as plain binary format. There’s no known standard for what is in “.bin” files. Expect any data. EXE is a file with a well-defined structure for storing code. It’s called “Portable Executable” format, and has a PE header starting with MZ.