Gmail has a antivirus security system which doesn’t allow you to send exe files through attachments in email and it displays error stating “FILE is an executable file. For security reasons, Gmail does not allow you to send this type of file”.
I dont understand why google has not implemented a better way to scan the exe files than just denying it .Even yahoo has a antivirus system but it allows exe files , it scans your attachment and deletes only if it finds any virus in it.
Gmail identifies the exe file easily when attached and display the error message.Gmail also identifies exe files in the zip folders and even in password protected zipped files as the archived filename listings are not encrypted by the Zip program.
However i will tell you three easy ways to send exe files or any other blocked extensions through gmail attachments
Method 1 :
You can send your exe files by renaming them . Just rename the extension or remove the extension and attach it and send it to your friend and say your receiver to do the vice versa after downloading it
For ex :
Rename adobeflash.exe to adobefalsh (without extension)
or
Rename adobeflash.exe to adobeflash.exe.somex
Method 2 :
You send exe files through rar files easily using software like winrar which is freely available as currently gmail scanner is not scanning and blocking rar files
Method 3 :
Upload your exe files to free file hosting softwares like rapidshare and hotfile and send the download link through email to your receiver
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