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What is "Lacerte_AV.cfg"?

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
August 27, 2020
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Today I was alerted to a file in one of our folders called Lacerte_AV.cfg. Then I open it it is 5 lines similar to the following:

productname = Microsoft Security Essentials
version =
installdate =
manufacturer =
osarchitecture = X64

Lacerte indicates it's Lacerte related and the fact that I have a few with going back in time with different "productname" values indicates it is not caused by the AV.

These files are old enough that they go back to Win 7 era (oh how I miss it!!)so not OS specific.

What is the purpose of this file?

Why do I find it in general non-Lacerte folder locations?

I assume it can be deleted?

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Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

I googled it....looks like a legit AV configuration file.

One of the google hits showed this:

productname = Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows
version = 10.2.6.3733
installdate = 20171202
manufacturer = Kaspersky Lab
osarchitecture = X64

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steven11_2Author

Level 5

I already did that and found same.

This does not answer my questions.

qbteachmt

Level 15

"These files are old enough that they go back to Win 7 era"

Of course they do, because Microsoft Security Essentials ended with Windows 7. In Windows 8, it was renamed Defender, and for Windows 10, it still is Defender.

.cfg filetype (or "extension") is a configuration file.

"in one of our folders"

Since I don't know your system, it's up to you to decide if you need to take any action. Example: If Lacerte crashed back then, the .cfg files might be copies of the real .cfg files, but these were logged into that folder you are examining. You might be able to delete that entire folder, in this example.

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steven11_2Author

Level 5

@qbteachmt Sorry, not following and I was not clear. I have a number of theses files some of which go back to windows 7, but 2 of which were created today and both found in a folders that are not used by Lacerte for apps or data, though some other versions are. In this case there was only the Lacerte_AV.cfg in the non-Lacerte folder.

The content of the file with today's date is very similar to the Win 7, just a pointer to a different (our current) AV.

productname = ESET Security
version =
installdate =
manufacturer =
osarchitecture = X64

I do not know what generates to the file or why, so while I suspect that they are not needed, reluctant to delete them

qbteachmt

Level 15

"I do not know what generates to the file or why"

ESET generated that newer one. AV = anti-virus. My understanding is that, even if you delete all of them, they will be recreated as you work.

You should ask ESET, if you have any questions.

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