What is CAVCtx.exe?

CAVCtx.exe is part of Computer Associates Antivirus and developed by Computer Associates International, Inc. according to the CAVCtx.exe version information.

CAVCtx.exe's description is "CA Antivirus Context Menu Scanner"

CAVCtx.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Antivirus\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on CAVCtx.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameComputer Associates Antivirus
Company nameComputer Associates International, Inc.
File descriptionCA Antivirus Context Menu Scanner
Internal nameCAVCtx
Original filenameCAVCtx.exe
Legal copyright© 2004 Computer Associates International, Inc.
Legal trademarkTrademark of Computer Associates International, Inc.
Product versionVersion 11.0.7.8
File versionVersion 11.0.7.8

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameComputer Associates Antivirus
Company nameComputer Associates International, I..
File descriptionCA Antivirus Context Menu Scanner
Internal nameCAVCtx
Original filenameCAVCtx.exe
Legal copyright© 2004 Computer Associates Internat..
Legal trademarkTrademark of Computer Associates Int..
Product versionVersion 11.0.7.8
File versionVersion 11.0.7.8

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD514ea57f569384e5e3cb0384460dc442a
SHA256a6ee1c2c299359ab4fa6c3915f07f17852e351650f6f2740dc9a57cea6e36848

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to cavctx.exe:

cavctx.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

cavctx.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

CA Antivirus Context Menu Scanner has stopped working.

End Program - cavctx.exe. This program is not responding.

cavctx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

cavctx.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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