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.ZPU File Extension

  • Developer by: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .ZPU files and how to open them?

Can't open .ZPU file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .ZPU file.

What is a .ZPU file extension?

.ZPU file extension is created by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.. .ZPU has been classified as Various data Files.

.ZPU is ZoneAlarm Mailsafe renamed data

The zpu file extension is associated with ZoneAlarm, a personal firewall software, originally created by Zone Labs and currently developed by CheckPoint Software Technologies LTD.

One of ZoneAlarm features is MailSafe, which detects e-mail attachments and warns the user about their presence. When a potentially dangerous attachment is detected, the program quarantines the file with simple renaming of its original file extension, so it breaks the common program association function in Windows and prevents such files from being executed (or launched via associated program).

A file with zpu file extension had its original file extension renamed for security reasons.


How to open:

Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.

How to convert:

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

How to fix problems with .ZPU files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .ZPU files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .ZPU file format
  2. You need to check the .ZPU file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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