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Unix process ID
File type: System file
Files with pid file extension can be often found as some kind of process ID files for apps on Unix and Linux operating systems.
Found 3 different file type records with the same pid filename suffix.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: September 24, 2019
The pid file extension is mainly associated with Unix and Linux based operating systems for various computer platforms.
These pid files contains the process id (a number) of a given program.
MIME types:
text/plain
You most likely cannot open this type of *.pid files manually.
A conversion for this particular file type is highly unlikely.
Software apps that create pid files:
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pid files:
Linux/Unix
File type category:
System file
Date updated: March 25, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The pid file extension is related to the devices developed by Creative Labs company.
Hardware driver file installed by Creative driver installation program. It enables communication with Creative hardware devices.
File type category:
Dangerous and malicious file
Date updated: November 14, 2019
The pid file extension is related to the W32/Yayin-A malicious software.
W32/Yayin-A is a worm for the Windows platform. W32/Yayin-A moves files on the infected computer and replaces them with a copy of itself.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pid files:
Microsoft Windows