How good is your anti-virus software?

[kai]

try

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

inside a notepad file and see if anything is picked up. Dont worry it's just a test file for antivirus software

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicar_test_file

 

[RastaManBob]

I'd be suprised if most didn't pick that up to be honest...

Just tried and can confirm NOD32 did.

 

[AtreuS]

Avast! went mental

 

[Blackvault]

Avast just picked it up

Blackvault

 

[kai]

I'd be suprised if most didn't pick that up to be honest...

Just tried and can confirm NOD32 did.

Freind just confirmed his AVG is quiet happy with it.

 

[Nebzor]

AVG Free picked it up within about a second of saving it.

 

[Cosimo]

My scanner identified that as EICAR and blocked it, got to be a standard test.

 

[eXor]

Nothing happened. Windows only?



( Booted up Vista and Avira started screaming.)

 

[OzyOly]

I don't have any anti virus software.

 

[Ranger07]

My AVG free isnt doing anything about it.

 

[xb8browney]

NOD32 picked it up in an instant

Threat: Eicar Test File

 

[Nebzor]

My AVG free isnt doing anything about it.

You saved it as .COM rather than a TXT file, right?

 

[Wiggins]

Kaspersky went batty and blocked it instantly.

 

[Schizophonic]

Another vote for Nod. It picked it up

 

[orderoftheflame]

Kaspersky got it straight off.

 

[how random]

My AVG free isnt doing anything about it.

Should do mine found it a second or two after saving it

 

[Barks]

Avast! went mental

That cracked me up so much as I read that and then did the test. It sounds like a nuclear missile is about to be launched.

 

[Mr-White]

clamwin free antivirus doesnt pick it up

MW

 

[theboyrob]

surely if its a well known test virus all the programs will find it? its hardly a test is it?

 

[Hate]

Mac does nothing.