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test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:04 am
by vermillion
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...
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:13 am
by Azilius
Not compatible with 64bit what what?
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:24 am
by .curve
Hah cool my antivirus picked it up. Thanks Symantec. That's actually a pretty cool trick, thanks for showing us that.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:39 am
by BlackFox898
avast picked it up, no problem.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:10 am
by CrimsonNuker
Norton360 doesn't give me a message, the file just disappears from the desktop lol
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:50 am
by MiKe 51-50
wow the second I saved the text file it disappeared and mcafee popped up
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:26 am
by Swindler
Panda found it, its on my school laptop.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:33 am
by jeansl10
nod32 saves the day
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:03 pm
by woutR
I don't use protection.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:19 pm
by selenne
as soon as i saved the file, panda popped up.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:34 pm
by Fury
heheh nice trick there. Kaspersky picked it up.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:43 pm
by Fauntleroy
nice trick
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:17 pm
by _Lana_
Avira and COMODO worked
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:27 pm
by Jaapii
Even AVG found it รถ
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:05 pm
by *BlackFox
lulz, my antivirus picked it up!
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:15 pm
by poehalcho
_Lana_ wrote:Avira and COMODO worked
strange, My Avira worked... but my COMODO lazied out...
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:11 pm
by Psychedeelic
kaspersky
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:35 am
by takolin
AVG found it a bit late.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:14 pm
by PR0METHEUS
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.
Re: test your antivirus
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:04 pm
by DonBebek
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