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How to remove an xfr error


The free file information forum can help you determine if xfr.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Xfr.exe file information

The process known as CBA - Message Resource belongs to software Intel Common Base Agent or Java 2 Runtime Environment by Intel (www.intel.com) or LANDesk Software (www.landesk.com).

Description: xfr.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 - normally C:\WINDOWS\system32\cba\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 36,915 bytes (80% of all occurrences), 42,824 bytes and 5 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/xfr.exe.html 
The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. The process uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. File xfr.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. xfr.exe is able to hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 63% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you have any problems with xfr.exe, you can uninstall the software Adobe Acrobat or Java 2 Runtime Environment using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs).

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If xfr.exe is located in the Windows Temp folder, the security rating is 60% dangerous. The file size is 190,464 bytes. The file is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program is not visible. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file.

If xfr.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 36% dangerous. The file size is 160,768 bytes. The program has a visible window. File xfr.exe is a file without information about the developer of this file. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Xfr.exe is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "Intel File Transfer" can run at start up. Part of Intel's LANDesk Management Suite 6 and the Common Base Agent (CBA) - used for communicating between the core server and managed clients

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as xfr.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the xfr.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

Part of the LANDESK Management Suite
  pegasus   (further information)
LanDesk File
   
it always tries to gain access to ports 1027 and 12174 I don't know what the heck this is.
  Mike  
Lan application on laptop computer
   
If you run Symantec Antivirus Corporate Server you will probably get this process in your process list
  TI - Ruben  
This is part of Symantec Antivirus - Central Quarantine
  Jeff  
communicates infections to Symantec a Landesk product. Comes when you install the Symantec Corp Edition 8.0 + Client on a workstation
  Dean Davidson   (further information)
part of Both LanDesk and Symantec
  Graham Mason  
It's a folder used by Symantec
  Techy   (further information)
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Summary: Average user rating of xfr.exe: based on 12 votes with 9 reviews.
6 users think xfr.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user think xfr.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade xfr.exe ("not sure about it").


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