Replacing the executable

There are many file types that the Windows Operating Systems treat as executable. The following table is a partial list of Windows/DOS executable files and extensions that windows treats as an executable if there is executable code written into it:

Extension

Extension

Extension

Extension

Extension

Extension

a6p

dbr

ime

msi

pyzw

sxx

accde

dll

INF1

msp

qpx

tlcp

aex

dsp

INS

mst

r

trs

agt

elf

int

ndr

REG

VB

aif

exe

INX

nt

RGS

VBE

air

exe1

ISU

paf.exe

rpm

vbs

apk

exp

jar

PDF

rtl

VBS

app

fmx

jax

pe

run

VBSCRIPT

appref-ms

fox

JOB

pgm

rxe

wgt

appx

fpx

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