test your antivirus

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:04 am

1. create an empty file anywhere on your pc, conveniently on your desktop (find an empty space, right click, new -> text document).

2. open your newly created file (probably with default name new text document.txt)

3. copy and paste this code on that file.

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

4. save your file as test.com

5. expect to see your antivirus software jump into action. (this is a harmless test so you can just ignore what your antivirus is suggesting.)

6. if your antivirus software does not do anything...

Azilius · Post by **Azilius** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:13 am

Not compatible with 64bit what what?

.curve · Post by **.curve** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:24 am

Hah cool my antivirus picked it up. Thanks Symantec. That's actually a pretty cool trick, thanks for showing us that.

BlackFox898 · Post by **BlackFox898** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:39 am

avast picked it up, no problem.

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:10 am

Norton360 doesn't give me a message, the file just disappears from the desktop lol

MiKe 51-50 · Post by **MiKe 51-50** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:50 am

wow the second I saved the text file it disappeared and mcafee popped up

Swindler · Post by **Swindler** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:26 am

Panda found it, its on my school laptop.

jeansl10 · Post by **jeansl10** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:33 am

nod32 saves the day

woutR · Post by **woutR** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:03 pm

I don't use protection.

selenne · Post by **selenne** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:19 pm

as soon as i saved the file, panda popped up.

Fury · Post by **Fury** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:34 pm

heheh nice trick there. Kaspersky picked it up.

Fauntleroy · Post by **Fauntleroy** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:43 pm

nice trick

_Lana_ · Post by **_Lana_** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:17 pm

Avira and COMODO worked

Jaapii · Post by **Jaapii** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:27 pm

Even AVG found it ö

*BlackFox · Post by *BlackFox » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:05 pm

lulz, my antivirus picked it up!

poehalcho · Post by **poehalcho** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:15 pm

_Lana_ wrote:Avira and COMODO worked

strange, My Avira worked... but my COMODO lazied out...

Psychedeelic · Post by **Psychedeelic** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:11 pm

kaspersky

takolin · Post by **takolin** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:35 am

AVG found it a bit late.

PR0METHEUS · Post by **PR0METHEUS** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:14 pm

woutR wrote:I don't use protection.

Me neither. Protection is for the weak.

I suppose I could install some scanner... I'd have to look in the APT repositories to see if anything is available I suppose.

DonBebek · Post by **DonBebek** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:04 pm

I've been using Avast for 2 years and NEVER had problems with viruses, Avast cleans them always, but it doesn't register this test, dunno why

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