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How to remove an isafe error


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Isafe.exe file information

The process known as ISafe Service or CA ISafe Service

belongs to software Computer Associates Antivirus or ZoneAlarm Security Suite or CA ISafe or ZoneAlarm Anti-virus or eTrust EZ Armor or ZoneAlarm with Antivirus or ZoneAlarm

by Computer Associates International (www.ca.com) or CA (www.ca.com).

Description: The file isafe.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 (typically C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\ or C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 188,416 bytes (93% of all occurrences), 184,320 bytes, 208,896 bytes or 204,800 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/isafe.exe.html 
There is no description of the program. The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. isafe.exe is able to hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 61% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to remove the entire program ZoneAlarm Security Suite or ZoneAlarm Anti-virus using Windows Control Panel.

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If isafe.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 259,184 bytes (43% of all occurrences), 259,624 bytes and 11 more variants. The program is not visible. Isafe.exe is not a Windows core file. The program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. It is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. isafe.exe is able to hide itself.
It is possible to remove the entire program eTrust EZ Armor or CA eTrust EZ Antivirus using Windows Control Panel.

If isafe.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 54% dangerous. The file size is 184,320 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 193,648 bytes, 180,224 bytes or 259,184 bytes. The file is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program has no visible window. Isafe.exe is not a Windows core file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. isafe.exe is able to hide itself.

External information from Paul Collins:

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as isafe.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the isafe.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

i dont know much but i know about once a week it will take up 98%of the processor and freeze up my computer to the point where the mouse doesnt move. it may be nothing but i completely erased it anyway. no problems since.
  jw  
i have this on my computer for unknown reason, looked at most comments and found it comes with zone alarm.. . i dont have this
  kiIIbot64dad  
CA anti-virus file for me. Seems Zone Alarm shares it if you have it also (I don't).
  sean1973  
I removed EZ Antivirus from my PC, however the iSafe.exe remained.
  Matt  
Computer Associates Antivirus program
   
Part of Zone Alarm
  barefooter  
Appeared after "upgrading" AT Yahoo service
  Jake  
Confirmed safe. Part of EZ Armor from Computer Associates
  xtega  
More comments can be found here:
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Summary: Average user rating of isafe.exe: based on 81 votes with 9 reviews.
66 users think isafe.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 7 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 3 users think isafe.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 6 users doesn't grade isafe.exe ("not sure about it").


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