UVa's Email Virus Protection Service

Banned Attachment & MIME Types

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UVa's Email Virus Protection Service drops messages which have attachments that match known virus signatures or which contain attachment and MIME types that appear on this page and are sent:

  • to primary UVa email addresses (e.g., mst3k@virginia.edu),
  • to/from accounts on UVa's Central Mail Service (e.g., mst3k@cms.mail.virginia.edu),
  • to/from accounts on the UVa Exchange Service (e.g., mst3k@eservices.virginia.edu),
  • to UVa email aliases (e.g., mthomas@virginia.edu), or
  • to Mailman mailing lists (e.g., uvaworkgrp@virginia.edu).

Banned Email Attachment and MIME Types

Banned Attachment Types Banned MIME Types
  • ade
  • adp
  • bas
  • bat
  • chm
  • cmd
  • com
  • cpl
  • exe
  • hlp
  • hta
  • inf
  • ins
  • isp
  • js
  • jse
  • lnk
  • mcs
  • msi
  • msp
  • mst
  • pcd
  • pif
  • reg
  • scr
  • sct
  • shs
  • shb
  • vb
  • vbe
  • vbs
  • wsc
  • wsf
  • wsh
  • application/x-msdownload
  • application/x-msdos-program
  • application/x-msdos-windows
  • application/x-download
  • application/bat
  • application/x-bat
  • application/com
  • application/x-com
  • application/exe
  • application/x-exe
  • application/x-winexe
  • application/x-winhlp
  • application/x-winhelp
  • application/x-javascript
  • application/hta
  • application/x-ms-shortcut
  • text/javascript
  • text/scriptlet

Questions and comments about banned attachment and MIME types should be directed to the ITC Help Desk by calling (434)924-HELP (434-924-4357).

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