About Potentially Unsafe File Types

The purpose of excluding files with specific file extensions from the Siebel File System is to protect your Siebel CRM implementation from viruses or other malicious code potentially contained in these files. Executable files, such as batch files and program execution files, which are designed to run tasks automatically, are the most obvious types of files you might want to exclude. The following table provides a list of executable files on Windows and UNIX.

Extension	Operating System
bat	Windows
bin	Windows and UNIX
cmd	Windows
com	Windows
csh	UNIX
exe	Windows
inf	Windows
jse	Windows
ksh	UNIX
reg	Windows
run	UNIX
sh	UNIX
vbe	Windows
vbs	Windows

For additional information on unsafe file types, see the following:

• The Microsoft Support Web site provides information about unsafe file extensions, and it lists the files included in the Unsafe File List used in Internet Explorer. Go to

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925330

• The WinZip Computing Web site provides information on unsafe file types, and it lists the file extensions that WinZip treats as unsafe. Go to

  http://kb.winzip.com/help/winzip/ZipSecurity.htm