You should never run a program that you download or receive in an e-mail without virus checking it. Here's a list of filename extensions to watch out for: But exactly what constitutes a 'program' may not be totally clear to you. EXE - This is the most common type of program file. It can contain 16- or 32-bit Windows programs or DOS programs. COM - This type of file can only contain 16-bit DOS programs. But they can be just as destructive as a malicious EXE file. BAT - These text files contain lists of DOS commands.
These commands can launch other programs, rename and delete files, and perform other potentially destructive acts. It provides information about a DOS program, such as how much memory it needs, how it accesses the screen, etc.īAT files, but only run under Windows NT and Windows 2000. Open or run a PIF file, and its associated. The songs bleed into each other, but thankfully there are more layered textures, harkening slightly further back to albums like Apollo. 77 Million Paintings at least mixes the textures slightly more. Where the previous EP was so much of a repetitious dream. VBS - A text file containing a program written in the VBScript language. The next instalment of Eno's interesting line of EPs.
They are 32-bit Windows programs, and can do anything an EXE program can.
