*.dd17.efw files cannot be extracted?

[mrdreed]

I download the most recent stuff to keep up to date. I have been seeing more and more files with the *.D217.efw type. I have tried changing the extension to .zip but no luck. I have contacted the software companies and have not received any response. Do you know anything about this type of file *.d217.efw? I know the .efw files can be extracted just by changing the extension. These new guys with the *.d217.efw are a dickens.

[peter]

Are you running CA Internet Security suite?

[AXEMAN]

Are you running CA Internet Security suite? ? .Now what is this CA home is it a provider i have sympatico .ca security witch has anti v and anti spy firewall all that stuff but the CA security appeared in my program files although there is no exe it is not part of my sympatico security at all yet i can't delete it .Does anyone know what i could do.Remember i didnot DOWNLOAD it it just appeared and i can't be me this is a brand new puter i never downloaded this. thank you ps anyone have a link to this

[peter]

*.efw files are normally created by one of CA's security products (Computer Associates ... one of the world's largest software companies). These products are normally distributed by ISPs, rather than being sold directly to end-users. CA's products are notoriously hard to get rid off.
AN .efw file normally represents a file that has effectively been quarantined, and is often of type .zip or .rar. (so it might be worth changing the extension to .rar).

I keep saying "normally" because they can come from other sources, and sometimes it's extremely hard to offer advice without having access to the machine. I'm not completely clear what you want to do with these files, do you just want to delete them? Please tell us your OS if you want to continue with this.