Quite often, many computer usersWindows-based systems when browsing the contents of directories in file managers encounter files that have the SCR extension. Immediately the question arises of what such objects are, with which program to open them and whether they are viruses.
SCR extension. What is it: a virus or a safe program?
Generally, files of this type are in the most commonAn option is the usual screensavers or screensavers (screen savers), which were originally intended to prevent fading of the phosphor on obsolete monitors. Over time, they began to be used solely as embellishments or automatically hiding information displayed on the monitor after a certain period of time in the absence of the workplace.
In addition, the executable file with the SCR extensionis a program that runs as an .exe file, but a program that is very unusual, because in order to return the screen to a normal view, you can specify the use of a password. As is already clear, such objects do not carry any threats to the system or user data.
But for files with the SCR extension,disguised and some dangerous viruses. At the same time, without checking the system with an anti-virus scanner, it is impossible to establish that this is a threat. Such objects can be located exactly in the same location as the original screensavers (the System32 directory of the system root directory). To make sure that the file is not dangerous, you need to use the right-click context menu with the choice of the scan line set by the antivirus in the standard "Explorer" or carry out a comprehensive system test.
SCR extension: how to open a standard file?
Now how to launch such files.Since the file is executable and is a program, the simplest way to open it will be double-click. You can also use the open command in the right-click menu on an object. You can also use the settings caused by right-clicking on an empty area of the "Desktop", where you select the section for the parameters and use of the screensaver.
On the other hand, the SCR extension can be opened inspecial applications for creating or editing screen savers. But this is hardly useful for an ordinary user, since such applications are narrowly focused and today have clearly lost their popularity.
Script and profile files
But this list of files with the SCR extension,not limited. So, for example, this format is one of the main when defining scripts in the form of scripts. In the same game Delta Force, developed by Nova Logic for Windows-based platforms, such objects are files of dialogue scripts.
In some games like Xpand Rally Xtreme, the player profile settings are saved in the SCR files. Script data can be viewed even with a text editor.
Image files
Very often you can find SCR files,related to raster images created in a Sun Raster application from Sun Microsystems. If there is no original graphic package at hand, you can open such objects using any advanced viewer (ACDSee, XnView, IrfanView, etc.). But this image format is used exclusively by this program and is not found anywhere else.
Sometimes these SCR files can be files.a memory dump for the standard mode of the ZX Spectrum monitors, which contain data on the first 6192 bytes of memory (the values of the x and y axes for the screen in the ranges 0-255 and 0-192, respectively). Again, they can be opened with image viewers.
CAE Program Data
Finally, another variation of the SCR formatrefers to the CAAG EAGLE system developed by CADSOFT Computer Inc. Such files contain settings for the newly created PCB scheme (library or scene), which are valid only for a certain time when working with such an element.
When closing a project file or creating a new onethe data is overwritten and automatically saved again in the eagle.scr file. The code in the file is not only overwritten every time, but also read at the moment of creating a new circuit element or opening an existing one.
Conclusion
It remains to add that there were givenThe most common types of SCR files that can be found in Windows systems. Viruses were not carefully considered, since it is quite difficult to detect their presence in the system or initialize threats without the help of protection tools in the form of antivirus scanners. But most of the above, only screensaver files are found. As for profile settings in games or executable scripts, it seems unlikely that an ordinary user will try to work with them in manual mode. In general, such information is provided solely for informational purposes, so that users simply have an idea of what the file with the SCR extension can represent.
