File Extension COM

Cannot access COM files on windows?

Detailed information for file extension COM:

Other applications associated with file type COM:

• CommandExecutable file.
• Common Object Module
• DOS or CP/M ExecutableCommand file, mostly smaller than 64 Kb. Initial file contents are for executables produced by Borland Turbo Pascal 3.0x only; other compilers may leave a different signature and .COM files created using different techniques may have no signature at all (e.g., see the EICAR listing on this page). COM files are structured so that they load completely in memory and execute from there. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension. The Mime types used with this association are: application/octet-stream, application/x-msdos-program, application/x-msdownload, application/com, application/x-com. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: E9 4A 2C 90 90 CD AB 43 6F 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 20 28 43 29
• EICAR Anti-Virus Test File by EICARFollowing is a complete .COM file in ASCII format. If you cut/paste this text and save it to a file called EICAR.COM you can test your anti-virus software against it. It is NOT a virus, but anti-virus software has been trained to think it is as a test of the AV software installation. Don't panic when your anti-virus software reacts to the file. , X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*, The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 58 35 4F 21 50 25 40 41 50 5B 34 5C 50 5A 58 35 34 28 50 5E 29 37 43 43 29 37 7D 24 45 49 43 41 52 2D 53 54 41 4E 44 41 52 44 2D 41 4E 54 49 56 49 52 55 53 2D 54 45 53 54 2D 46 49 4C 45 21 24 48 2B 48 2A 0D 0A
• Psion (Organiser CommsLink Setup File) by Psion PLC
• Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

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provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

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