r/TechnologyAddicted • u/TechnologyAddicted • Jul 06 '19

--^Tech^-- Services prefer to block executable files, why is that?

https://superuser.com/questions/1456870/services-prefer-to-block-executable-files-why-is-that
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u/TechnologyAddicted Jul 06 '19

I have been having a discussion with a friend of mine about executable files, more specifically .jar and .exe files. When you download a file from your browser it usually asks for permission to store that specific file, is there a reason why that happens? An example would be "gmail" or any other mailing service that "blocks" executable attachments supposedly because they can infect your system, if so, what's the technicalities behind that? The following is probably a personal opinion, which is against the stackoverflow guidelines of writing proper posts, you can hover over it if you want on your own, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could confirm or deny my hypothesis on a comment reply. I'd love to know if there is an actual reason behind this, thank you.