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.ZOB File Extension

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

What are .ZOB files and how to open them?

Can't open .ZOB 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 .ZOB file.

What is a .ZOB file extension?

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

.ZOB is ZoneAlarm Mailsafe renamed data

The zob 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 zob 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 .ZOB files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .ZOB files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .ZOB file format
  2. You need to check the .ZOB 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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