JSI Tip 7050. What file types are included in the Internet Explorer unsafe file list?

Jerold Schulman

August 11, 2003

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The Internet Explorer 6 unsafe file list is coded in the Shdocvw.dll library. The unsafe file list is designed to prevent you from accidentally opening a file type that could potentially cause problems on your computer.

The Internet Explorer 6 unsafe file list contains the following file types:

  • .ad

  • .adp

  • .asp

  • .bas

  • .bat

  • .chm

  • .cmd

  • .com

  • .cpl

  • .crt

  • .exe

  • .hlp

  • .hta

  • .inf

  • .ins

  • .isp

  • .js

  • .jse

  • .lnk

  • .mdb

  • .mde

  • .msc

  • .msi

  • .msp

  • .mst

  • .pcd

  • .pif

  • .reg

  • .scr

  • .sct

  • .shb

  • .shs

  • .url

  • .vb

  • .vbe

  • .vbs

  • .vsd

  • .vss

  • .vst

  • .vsw

  • .ws

  • .wsc

  • .wsf

  • .wsh



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