What is 7za.exe?

[ChasLaird]

I have the latest versions Photoshop CC, Bridge CC, and the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application installed on a Windows 7 Home Premium computer.  My anti-virus/firewall program wants to quarantine a file named “7za.exe” that is in one of the Adobe folders.  This file is located in

Program Files (x86) > Adobe > Adobe Creative Cloud > Utils > Zip

Can someone tell me what this executable does and if it is a legitimate part of the Adobe Creative Cloud installation?

Thanks,

Chas

[gener7 · Accepted solution]

7za.exe is the command line version of 7-zip, see http://www.7-zip.org/

It's in my CC zip folder as well. You may right-click on it and scan it with your AV if you wish.

Gene

[ChasLaird]

Thanks for your reply.  Since you also have this file, I will assume it is a legitimate part of the installation of the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application.  I guess my AV program “Webroot Secure Anywhere” is just reporting a false positive in quarantining the executable “7za.exe.”  I will restore this file from quarantine to its original location.  Thanks again.

Chas 

[gener7]

You should also contact Webroot support and see what they have to say just to be sure. Send them a copy of it. If it's a false positive they should know, if not maybe it was compromised.

Gene