File Extension EFW

File type: Renamed Zip or Executable File

About the EFW file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .EFW files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The executable EXE or compressed ZIP file renamed by the Computer Associates Security Centre to contain the EFW file extension usually applies to the email attachments that have been scanned by the Computer Associates or CA antivirus software. The zipped EFW files could be accessed by modifying the file extension to ZIP and opening the said file using a decompression utility like the Stuffit Expander or the WinZip. The executable files could be run by directly altering the file extension to EXE and opening the given file. An EFW file could either be an EXE or a ZIP file. Among the applications associated with the EFW application are the WinRAR and the WinZip. When users employ the WinRAR, it puts them ahead with regards to compression by consistently generating archives that are smaller than the competition; thereby saving the users transmission costs and disk space. WinRAR provides users with comprehensive support for ZIP and RAR archives and is capable of unpacking Z, 7Z, JAR, ACE, UUE, CAB, LZH, ARJ, GZ, and B72 archives. It offers users a graphic interactive interface that employs a mouse and menus including a command line interface.


Detailed information for file extension EFW

Category: Compressed Files
File format: Proprietary
Open with Windows: WinZip 12 Pro, WinAce, PKZip, Bitberry BitZipper, Winferno SnapZip, TurboSoft AnyZipl, Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe
Open with Linux: unzip, Funzip, p7zip
WinZip is available in Standard and Pro versions. It also includes an improved compression technology and major enhancements in usability. Both WinZip versions are available in a single distribution file. The application's functionality could be determined by either version's registration codes. The Pro and Standard versions provides state-of-the-art compression technology that allows users to create files that are much smaller and an Explorer-style view of the Zip file contents that make navigation, extraction and modification easier.