BAV file format description

Many people share .bav files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bav file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bav files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bav - The Bat! Anti-Virus Plugin

The BAV data files are related to The Bat!. The BAV file is a The Bat! Anti-Virus Plugin. The Bat! is a shareware e-mail client for the Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by RitLabs.

Application:

The Bat!

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

The Bat! Anti-Virus Plugin related extensions:

.hym: Hymarc Hyscan 3D Scan Data
.treefile: GDE Phylogenetic Tree Data
.phr: Adobe RoboHelp Phrase List
.rky: SDLX Registration Key Data
.rpk: RadLight Media Player Skin
.xvu: Comodo BOClean Definitions

Naturally, other applications may also use the .bav file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bav files. Be especially cautious with .bav files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bav file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.bav

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .bav file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

av, ba, bab, bac, bad, baf, bag, bv, bva, bwv, fav, hav, nav

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.fav: Microsoft Outlook Navigation Bar
.bac: Avantrix Backup Plus Backup Data
.baf: The Club Data
.ba: BSC Intermediate Object
.hav: Handan Video Stream
.bv: Open Board Viewer Database

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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