What is caf.exe?

caf.exe is part of Unicenter DSM r11 and developed by CA according to the caf.exe version information.

caf.exe's description is "Unicenter DSM r11 Common Application Framework"

caf.exe is digitally signed by CA.

caf.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\ca\dsm\bin\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on caf.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameUnicenter DSM r11
Company nameCA
File descriptionUnicenter DSM r11 Common Application Framework
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007 CA. All rights reserved.
Product version11.2.2000.04
File version11.2.2000.04

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

Product nameUnicenter DSM r11
Company nameCA
File descriptionUnicenter DSM r11 Common Application..
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007 CA. All rights re..
Product version11.2.2000.04
File version11.2.2000.04

Digital signatures [?]

caf.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCA
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number68968fd7b4714a3f01f7509ac4bdd7bf

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59f0a5e0127ada60ec2d5b360f8691c6c
SHA256334f4084e8b291e2bc2ae7d6429bd2f201fc7f9a0e2f665b863c1ccaa59ee596

Error Messages

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

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

caf.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.

Unicenter DSM r11 Common Application Framework has stopped working.

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

caf.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with caf.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with caf.exe. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with caf.exe. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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