[RESOLVED] windows installing programs with ".efw" instead of ".exe" extension

[lowrida56]

whenever i install a new program it has an extension of ".efw"
i then haveto change the extension to ".exe" to get the program to run

why is it doing this?

[104456]

Category Compressed Files
Common? No
File Description 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.

http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/efw

Is this relavent to your situation?

[lowrida56]

that explains everything, thanks