Trick to Send Exe Files Via Gmail

We all know all email services including popular Gmail won’t allow us to send and receive executable files. Reason is simple executable files may contain viruses. We can’t even send these exe files by archiving them also, as sending as exe files in zip format also not accepted by email services.But with a simple trick we can send safe executable files through Gmail also. 

Gmail automatically blocks these exe files and if you able to send exe files some how Gmail will bounces it back to original sender automatically. And reminding you Gmail will allow us to send  and receive messages up to 25 MB only including attachments.There will be need for any user to send an important program file which can’t be downloaded by his friend normally through internet.

Sending Executable files from Gmail

Open Windows Explorer, from Tools menu>Folder Options>View, under Advanced settings, uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”  and click Apply, OK to save changes.

Now you will be able to observe all files with extensions like program.exe. Now replace exe with txt extension so the program file becomes program.txt, click yes to Rename warning showing “changing file name extension makes file unusable”. Though we changed the executable file to text format, you can observe the size of text file remains same as that of original exe file.

Now send the text file attachment to your friend and it will be downloaded by him without any problems after virus scanning performed by Gmail.Now instruct your friend to change text file to executable file by un checking “Hide extensions for known file types” in Windows Explorer. Now executable runs properly despite the effect of changing its extension to text format.