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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



zlclient.exe (ZoneAlarm)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.91%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, zlclient.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor is not specified
Product contains:Zone
File name contains:\Zone

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.zonealarm.com/



Win Patrol

zlclient.exe is part of ZoneAlarm. zclient is the interface between the user and the program; it shows messages, and allow users to configure the program.

zlclient.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called zlclient.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
zlclient.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x839fbb1afbac1bbf1ec5974c11dc96b9 714000 bytes
2 0x5accd5a8cb0b40c4516d7a8a5ea0424e 902432 bytes
3 0x075c0edfb9513f74741c3f06a3145382 705808 bytes
4 0x8cd0ceedf2e53a70d3d8273bb1c51300 714520 bytes
5 0x1766660c8a5432dc3b814b1918a06dbf 697624 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x073f29e364b0d66dc267b38676824f88 902936 bytes
7 0xa0ce57a58dcc1572374b583837a0fc79 705808 bytes
8 0x92f3741d78fa7b01b9d7d2608b547f42 689248 bytes
9 0x9472f49967bd0fcf5aeb6c1497b9083a 693528 bytes
10 0xc0c167601414ccdf50655574c639d091 697624 bytes

Match #2



zlclient.exe (zlclient.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, zlclient.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Check Point Software Technologies LTD
Product contains:ZoneAlarm Client
File name contains:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

zlclient.exe -

zlclient.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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