Exe inside a Zip -- will some firewalls reject it.

[Stan Hilliard]

I have been told by people at some companies that they cannot receive
email with attachmented zip files when exe files are inside the zip.

Additionally I have tried to publish a web containing more than one
zipped exe file, using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. This created errors
like:

"Server error: cannot rename hh73019.zip."

This kills the publication process. I am wondering if it is certain
firewalls or some other security system that rejects a zipped exe from
getting in by some paths.

Do some security systems detect and block an exe file? What security
method do that?.

Information will be appreciated,
Stan Hilliard.

 

[Guest]

I have been told by people at some companies that they cannot receive
email with attachmented zip files when exe files are inside the zip.

Additionally I have tried to publish a web containing more than one
zipped exe file, using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. This created errors
like:

"Server error: cannot rename hh73019.zip."

This kills the publication process. I am wondering if it is certain
firewalls or some other security system that rejects a zipped exe from
getting in by some paths.

Do some security systems detect and block an exe file? What security
method do that?.

Information will be appreciated,
Stan Hilliard.

a lot of utm firewalls will block exe files, irregardless of vendor as
most can do it and it depends whether the companies policy is to allow
or block exe files.

most people prefer publications in pdf format.

Flamer.

 

[Mr. Arnold]

I have been told by people at some companies that they cannot receive
email with attachmented zip files when exe files are inside the zip.

Additionally I have tried to publish a web containing more than one
zipped exe file, using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. This created errors
like:

"Server error: cannot rename hh73019.zip."

This kills the publication process. I am wondering if it is certain
firewalls or some other security system that rejects a zipped exe from
getting in by some paths.

Do some security systems detect and block an exe file? What security
method do that?.

Email servers can have proxy software that will block such an email or they
will strip it out of the email and tell you it has been stripped. They can
also do the strip if you're sending an email out too.

 

[Andrew Murray]

Antivirus programs would, and antispyware and the like..

Your host may also restrict what file types you can publish i.e. no EXE or
COM (executable) files.