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ZoneAlarm Mailsafe renamed BAS file
File type: Various data file
A zl2 file extension is related to the ZoneAlarm, a personal firewall program. A zl2 file is renamed *.bas file.
What is zl2 file?
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: January 3, 2018
The zl2 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 zl2 file extension originally had BAS file extension (most likely Basic source code file). Simple renaming will restore the Windows associations with such file, however it is not advised, unless you are absolutely sure it safe to do.
How to open zl2 file?
You can rename the ZL2 file extension back to BAS and work with the file normally. This can however be potentially dangerous, because the file was quarantined for a reason. So always re-check it with your anti-virus or anti-spyware programs before you rename the files.
Suggested software to open zl2 file:
Associated software actions with the zl2 file
Software apps that create zl2 files:
ZoneAlarm Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving zl2 files:
ZoneAlarm Pro (Microsoft Windows)