Test NOW: How Effective is your Anti-Virus?

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red_devil

red_devil

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old...think i saw it on this forum itself...

all AV's will detect ... {or is there any dumb@$$ av that doesn't ?? }
 
R

Raccoon

Journeyman
You cant exactly ascertain the 'effectiveness' of your AV thru this method! All it will tell you is that your AV is working... not how 'effective' it is!

oh.. avira does not detect it..

thanks.. i being changed to avast now..
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I'm pretty sure that has something to do with your settings. Mebbe try changing the extension to .exe and check again. I'd think almost all AVs will detect this... as long as they are working!
 
Kl@w-24

Kl@w-24

Slideshow Bob
Actually if I remember correctly, older versions of McAfee antivirus contained these instructions in the Readme file, for testing whether the AV was working ;)
 
Kl@w-24

Kl@w-24

Slideshow Bob
Found the McAfee CD. Here's the text straight from the Readme:

* IN2 - TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION *

The EICAR Standard AntiVirus Test File is a
combined effort by anti-virus vendors
throughout the world to implement one
standard by which customers can verify their
anti-virus installations.

To test your installation, copy the following
line into its own file, then save the file
with the name EICAR.COM.

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

The file size will be 68 or 70 bytes.

Next, start your anti-virus software and allow
it to scan the directory that contains
EICAR.COM. When your software scans this file,
it will report finding the EICAR test file.

Note that this file is NOT A VIRUS. Delete the
file when you have finished testing your
installation to avoid alarming unsuspecting
users.
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Version:

Release Notes for McAfee VirusScan 5.11
Copyright (c) July 2000 Networks Associates
Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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So, yeah, it's quite old. :D
 
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