Jump to content

pocket caches not unzipping


schwinnman

Recommended Posts

I recived a pocket cache this afternoon, a zip file in a e-mail.

When I clicked on it to download to a floppy disk, it came out

a efw file name, not the zip like it always does.

Is there somw problems at Groundspeak?????

 

Schwinnman

 

You security software changed the extension.

 

Jim

Link to comment

A little bit more from http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/efw

 

 

Compressed .ZIP or executable .EXE file renamed by CA Security Centre to have a ".efw" extension; typically applies to e-mail attachments scanned by Computer Associates (CA) antivirus software.

 

EFW zipped files may be opened by changing the file extension to ".zip" and opening the file with a decompression utility, such as WinZip or Stuffit Expander; executable files may be run directly by changing the file extension to ".exe" and opening the file.

Link to comment

What's a 'floppy disk'?

 

That thought went through my mind too. How quickly some once essential tools have gone the way of the buggy whip. I remember a local company that had written a dental office management package and they did their data back up to a VCR. :rolleyes:

Link to comment

Just as a side note - some of today's "security suite" software just causes more problems then they solve. Overtly slow scans, changing file names, bizzare restictions etc.

 

A good idea gone too far. Responsible for about 40% of 'missing' emails in my experience. Slows many computers to a crawl for simple tasks.

Link to comment
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
×
×
  • Create New...