Microsoft will block these files in your electronic letter Hotmail very soon

For many years, attached files in an email have been a favorite tool for infection of computers. While hackers already have other means to convince their victims, though companies do not reduce their security. This is the case Outlook, which will block certain investments in your mail client for hotmail and other Microsoft accounts.

In the update to support the Internet, Microsoft announced that she would implement a blockade in two types of files, because they consider them unsafe. This measure will be applied as well asWeb version of n outlook, as in a desktop application for windowsThe blockade field is important because the user will not be able to attach them to the mail.

“Within the framework of our constant efforts to increase safety in Outlook Web and New Outlook for Windows, we update the list of locked files by default,” Microsoft mentions. “If you need to send one of these files to the e -mail recipient, we recommend using OneDrive and send a link to the file for the recipient.”

What attached files will be blocked in Hotmail and outlook?

According to the update, Microsoft will block Two extensions in the policies of the Outlook web mailboxConfiguration in the EXCHANGE server, which controls what users can do in Outlook. Files that cannot be attached will be attached:

• .Libry-mass
• .Search-mass

Microsoft indicates this These files are no longer safeSo that hackers can use them.

Blocked extensions They are part of the file system file systemThe first field (Library-MS) It is used to determine the library of Windows and houses in the place \ Appdata \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Library. On the other side, .Search-mass This is a file that groups the parameters and filters used for the Windows search researcher.

It is worth noting that These files are safe and you can open them on your computerThey are not executed by the field and do not contain the source code, and the configurations and links used in the operating system.

In addition to the above files, Outlook blocks the following default extensions Within the framework of hot or living investments:

.De, .ADP, .APK, .Appx, .Appx, .AppContent-mass, .Appref-mass, .aspx, .asx, .bas, .bat, .cdxml,. .Gadget, .grp, .hlp, .hpj, .hta, .htc, .inf, .ins, .isp, .iths, .jar, .jnlp, .js, .Jse, .ksh, .LNK, .MAD, .MAF, .MAG, .MAM, .MAQ, .MAR. .MDA, .MDB, .MDE, .MDT, .MDW, .MDZ, .MHT, .MHTML, .MSC, .MSH, .MSH1, .MSH1XML, .MSH2XML, .MSHXML, .MSHI, .MSP, .MST, .MSHU,. .pcd, .pif, .pl, .plg, .prf, .prg, .prnterexport, .ps1, .ps1xml, .ps2, .ps2xml, .PSC1, .PSC2, .PSD1, .PSDM1, .PSSC, .PST,. .SCF, .SCR, .SCT, .SettingContent-mass, .shb, .shs, .Teme, .tmp, .udl, .url, .VB, .VBE, .VBP, .VBS,. .wsh, .xbap, .xll, .xnk

He Blok will enter into force on July 2025Thus, users can send them only through OneDrive or use an old trick to squeeze it or change the expansion. Technological mention that this measure should not affect most users, since these are files that are rarely used.