Types of Banned Attachment

An email message will be rejected by Acadia's email system should it containing any of the following content. 
The message will be rejected and returned to the senders address for security reasons.

Any files attachments with the following extensions listed in the table below.

.bat Batch Processing
.cmd DOS CP/M Command File, Command File for Windows NT
.com DOS Command File
.com1 DOS Command File
.dll Dynamic Link Library
.exe Executable File
.hta Hypertext Application
.inf Information or Setup File
.jar Java Archive
.js JavaScript Source Code
.jse JScript Encoded Script File
.lnk Windows Shortcut File
.msi Windows Installer File (Microsoft)
.msp Windows Installer Update
.ocx ActiveX Control
.pif Windows Program Information File (Microsoft)
.ps1 Windows PowerShell
.reg Registration Information/Key for W95/98, Registry Data File
.scr Windows Screen Saver
.themepack Windows Theme
.thmx Microsoft Office Theme
.theme Desktop theme file settings
.tmp Temporary File/Folder
.vbe VBScript Encoded Script File
.vbs VBScript Script File, Visual Basic for Applications Script
.wmz Compressed Windows Metafile
.ws Windows Script File
.ws[ch] Windows Script File
.xpi Compressed installation archive

 

Details

Article ID: 760
Created
Wed 5/15/19 8:29 PM
Modified
Thu 3/12/20 3:05 PM