It has been determined that mime types/file associations are causing
this issue. The same mechanism that opens .html files (which are not
executable) also executes .jar files as they are associated with java.
In order to specify which type of file should be executed by a mime
association would indeed fall under the category of feature request.
keep in mind that with this same feature request would come the issue of
some users not being able to load .html files or .pdf files or any other
file association based upon permissions if implemented.
Suggestion: if .jar files are a major issue for you, then you might want
to dis-associate them with java so you don't run into the issue of them
executing them when you double click on them.
Marking as wishlist as a result as there is currently no mechanism in
place to flag certain mime types as executable.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low => Wishlist
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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Opening a Java Archive (.JAR) file executes it regardless of the "executable"
permission bit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313439
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