What is pzip.exe?

pzip.exe's description is " " according to the pzip.exe version information.

pzip.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected pzip.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on pzip.exe:

PropertyValue
File description
Internal namepzip.exe
Original filenamepzip.exe
Legal copyright
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

File description
Internal namepzip.exe
Original filenamepzip.exe
Legal copyright
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

pzip.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the pzip.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the pzip.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ab0a86471b57f3125ffd5fe709a19bec
SHA2567d5e1c8c7143c98c467865c0e2c685cedb1591f104d294d508ef0421213471a8

Error Messages

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

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

pzip.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.

has stopped working.

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

pzip.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with pzip.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with pzip.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with pzip.exe. 43% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 23 users.

User vote results: There were 10 votes to remove and 13 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with pzip.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

malonie writes

1 thumb

i have suspected this file as a malware. it is located in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pzip.exe
one time this program try to open a port on my machine. my antivirus w/ firewall protection detected this while trying to open a port. i search the internet to know more about this program but did not find any detail answers. i'm just wondering why this program try to open a port. i just denied it and prevent the program from running.

# 14 Feb 2010, 6:44

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@Malonie: Could you please upload the pzip.exe file at http://virustotal.com That should give you some input if it is something that should be removed from computer or if it's a legitimate file.

Please let us know what you found out about it.

# 19 Feb 2010, 9:26

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