Test Your Anti Virus Software

***Marts*** · 26-10-2006

Use this very simple test to check if your anti virus software lives up to it's promise. This is a harmless virus, if you can even call it that, all it does is display "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!"

You need to copy this line and paste it into a notepad file (Right click on your desktop, New > Text document)

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

Then save it, and close. Did your anti virus detect anything ?

If not auto detected, then do a manual scan. Kindly post your findings and what AV you used http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/w/thumbs.gif

Marts

**rolfw** · 26-10-2006

No, nothing with either Bullguard or AVG paid version.

**Topper** · 26-10-2006

Nothing with Norton Internet Security either but I have to confess that this Eicar test file is from at least 7 years ago and I thought it had been superceded now

***Marts*** · 26-10-2006

Originally Posted by rolfw

No, nothing with either Bullguard or AVG paid version.

Same AVG as me Rolf .. Have you tried right clicking the file, and then click "Scan for viruses" ?

* Topper .. yes it has been around for a while, but still of interest for anyone not familiar with. It's always an interesting thread topic too, specially if peeps post their findings

Open Notepad then select File > Save As > then save the file as eicar.com.

[Edit] Source ( Or for Rolf = sauce ) _http://www.tech-pro.net/howto_000.html

**rolfw** · 26-10-2006

Yep, tried a right click as well.

**PoloMint** · 26-10-2006

Using Zone Alarm with AntiVirus 6.5 - nothing with auto or manual scan.

**Topper** · 26-10-2006

Tried saving it as Eicar.com still nothing even with scanning the file

***Marts*** · 26-10-2006

Have fun with the zip file _http://webhelp.xenweb.net/EICAR.zip.exe

Download it to your Desktop, looks scary but completely harmless and easily deleted.

Marts

**rolfw** · 26-10-2006

AVG picked it up on download, strangely enough Bullguard didn't detect it, not even when asked to scan the file. Interesting little routine when you click on it though.

PS. Not for the faint hearted.

**Channel Hopper** · 26-10-2006

Like the second one (though did I really have to shut down and lose info on another programme ?)

Text document not detected by Avira Personal Classic (free) edition
http://www.free-av.com/

***Marts*** · 26-10-2006

Good exercise for anyone who has never had a virus attack. Lets them know what to expect

Also shows how we are never 100% safe. How two or more identical AVs on different computers can detect or not detect. I sent this to my webmail address and it was immediately quaranteened http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/w/thumbs.gif and not Gmail !!!

27-10-2006

My eTrust EZ antivirus is also not detecting it.

**Famtom** · 27-10-2006

Kaspersky 5*

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1073/expqx2.jpg

***Marts*** · 27-10-2006

Originally Posted by Famtom

Kaspersky 5*

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1073/expqx2.jpg

Yep, Kapersky, Norton and AVG all detect it immediately.

Thanks for the piccie Famtom http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/w/thumbs.gif

***Marts*** · 27-10-2006

Originally Posted by omkar

My eTrust EZ antivirus is also not detecting it.

eTrust should have detected it immediately omkar. Might I suggest you contact them and ask why it didn't. My guess is that the programme has simply ignored it, which some AVs do. No problem there

Regards - Marts

**T_G** · 27-10-2006

Originally Posted by Marts

Have fun with the zip file _http://webhelp.xenweb.net/EICAR.zip.exe

Download it to your Desktop, looks scary but completely harmless and easily deleted.

Marts

I got Kaspersky 6, it did not even let me download the file! Great program, I like it much better than Norton.

***CROSSBONES*** · 27-10-2006

detected the download with Mcafee 7

Good post m8.

28-10-2006

Originally Posted by Marts

eTrust should have detected it immediately omkar. Might I suggest you contact them and ask why it didn't. My guess is that the programme has simply ignored it, which some AVs do. No problem there

Regards - Marts

Thanks. I will try again.

Update: Tried but no good. Think I should contact them. Do you use eTrust?

28-10-2006

Avast found it within a second, I wanted to test avast i have only had it since yesterday and it is free and it is way better than mcafee 2007 which i paId over £40 for the otherday which slows my pc right down the old mcafee was good but 2007 is pure cr*p

Originally Posted by Marts

Have fun with the zip file _http://webhelp.xenweb.net/EICAR.zip.exe

Download it to your Desktop, looks scary but completely harmless and easily deleted.

Marts

28-10-2006

I agree if you want a pay AV then kaspersky is the best i would say aswell,

Originally Posted by T_G

I got Kaspersky 6, it did not even let me download the file! Great program, I like it much better than Norton.

**rolfw** · 28-10-2006

I have had two bad experiences with Kapersky and wouldn't touch it again, gave it two chances, but the second time it completely knackered my network settings and had to purge the registry of all of its files.

I use the new pay version of AVG with built in firewall and like it, works well and it is straightforward to setup.

I was a Bullguard fan, but periodically they update it and you'll find that you cannot receive or send Email, or cannot access the internet, so will drop it when my licence expires on my second and third PCs. It also didn't detect/ignored the exe file above.

**Channel Hopper** · 28-10-2006

Originally Posted by Rd100

Avast found it within a second, I wanted to test avast i have only had it since yesterday and it is free and it is way better than mcafee 2007 which i paId over £40 for the otherday which slows my pc right down the old mcafee was good but 2007 is pure cr*p

I must be getting old, I cant even remember the reason for removing Avast from the PC, it may have been something to do with older Windows operating software, but I did like it.

***CROSSBONES*** · 28-10-2006

Avast found it within a second, I wanted to test avast i have only had it since yesterday and it is free and it is way better than mcafee 2007 which i paId over £40 for the otherday which slows my pc right down the old mcafee was good but 2007 is pure cr*p

Yes got to agree Mcafee 6 was better than 7. Have noticed my pc slower to.

Why did you pay for it m8! Its available on the net!

***2cvbloke*** · 28-10-2006

Tried this with NAV2005, didn't seem too bothered about it for some reason (nothing automatic, and a manual scan came back negative), but a joke program like that exe I have keeps getting quarantined without my permission, but it just shows it's working, sort of...

***BarMoo*** · 29-10-2006

Originally Posted by Marts

Norton (..) detect it immediately.

I downloaded the zip. Norton 'Auto Protect' didn't see anything - and when I scanned the zip with Norton Anti Virus - it didn't flag anything either. ;-((

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