Virtumonde / Vundo Trojan-infected data
File type: Various data file
Files with the .sci file extension are associated with data infected by the Virtumonde / Vundo Trojan.
This is not a regular user-document format. An .sci file of this type should be treated as potentially malicious data.
Found 4 different file type records with the same sci filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
The .sci file extension is sometimes associated with Vundo, also known as VirtuMonde or VirtuMundo. Vundo is malicious Windows software with both Trojan and adware characteristics. It was widespread and difficult to remove.
After installation, Vundo can download and display pop-up advertisements. These advertisements may promote questionable computer-enhancement products or fraudulent anti-virus and anti-spyware utilities. Vundo has also been associated with rogue programs including WinFixer2005, WinAntiVirus Pro 2006, WinAntiSpyware and RazeSpyware.
Files with this extension in this context are infected or malware-related data rather than files intended for normal editing.
Do not try to open an .sci file associated with Virtumonde or Vundo. Scan it with an up-to-date antivirus program and follow the program's instructions to quarantine or remove it.
On Microsoft Windows, the linked programs include Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, BitDefender, ESET NOD32 Antivirus and Norton Internet Security. These programs can examine the file as malware-related data; they are not document viewers for this file.
There is no meaningful conversion from this type of Vundo-infected data to another file format. Do not use a file converter or rename the file in an attempt to make it safe.
Have the antivirus software quarantine or remove the file instead. If legitimate data was affected, restore it only from a clean backup after the infection has been removed.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sci files:
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: September 13, 2019
The sci file extension is associated with the Scilab, a software for Microsoft Windows, macOS (OS X) and Linux operating system, used for numerical computing.
The sci file contains script from Scilab.
Use Scilab to work with *.sci script files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that can open sci files:
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit sci files:
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving sci files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that create sci files:
Multiplatform
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sci files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The sci file extension was also for the SCT (Scitex Continuous Tone) format, which was developed by Scitex is used for high-end image processing.
The SCT/CT files are used primarily to store CMY and CMYK color space for the image, and contains no compression.
Use XnView to view content of *.sci files.
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The Sierra AdLib audio format was used in various older Sierra On-Line computer games. The files contain instructions for AdLib FM-synthesis audio rather than the sampled audio used by many modern sound formats.
An SCI file normally forms part of a game's audio resources and is interpreted by software that emulates or supports the original AdLib hardware. The format is historical and is no longer commonly used in new software.
On Microsoft Windows, Winamp with the AdPlug plugin can play these files. Audio Overload provides playback on Apple macOS and Mac OS X.
On Microsoft Windows, open the file with Winamp after installing the AdPlug plugin. On Apple macOS or Mac OS X, use Audio Overload.
These programs reproduce the AdLib-compatible music rather than opening the file as a standard WAV or MP3 recording.
SCI files are music data for AdLib-compatible playback, not conventional recorded audio, so they do not have a widely used direct conversion format.
To create a standard audio file, play the SCI file in compatible software and record the resulting audio output to a format such as WAV. This produces a recording of the playback rather than converting the original data directly.
Apps designed for playing sci files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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