Test your Anti Virus

[tw33k]

This is a fun little test of your AV software.

Copy and paste the following into Notepad

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

Save the file and your Anti Virus is doing it's job, you'll see the result.

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This is completely harmless. If your anti virus doesn't detect and remove or quarantine the file, you can simply delete it without any repercussions what-so-ever. You should also definately get a new anti virus program

 

[Tews]

Lol...Avast 5 picked it up straight away!

 

[Uber Philf]

MSE picked it up too

 

[thathagat]

its been there since ages...eicar | THE ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-MALWARE TEST FILE

 

[Mitch656]

My Avast 5 dident pick it up D: i put it in notepad and save it as random

 

[tw33k]

My Avast 5 dident pick it up D: i put it in notepad and save it as random

 

[malexous]

Of course, NIS2010 blocked it

 

[yowanvista]

KIS2010 got it:

 

[malexous]

My Avast 5 dident pick it up D: i put it in notepad and save it as random

Did you double-click/open the file?

 

[tw33k]

My Avast 5 dident pick it up D: i put it in notepad and save it as random

Did you double-click/open the file?

He shouldn't have to. As soon as he clicks "Save" it should be detected

 

[malexous]

I had to but just saved it again and Norton blocked upon save.

Edit: Probably just took a few seconds for Norton to pop-up the first time.

 

[tw33k]

NOD32 detected mine as soon as I clicked save. The file didn't make it to the directory

 

[GeorgeB]

Norton 360 v4 got it

 

[Creer]

Guys, EICAR test is an old test:
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-s...anti-virus-protection-eicar-2.html#post373116

 

[neeraj]

yippie mine KAV2010 is also detecting...!!

 

[manchot]

my avast 5 did not.

but when i go to that other link and download stuff from the eicar website... all the files get blocked immediately.

 

[smarteyeball]

Avast 5 didn't pick it up immediately since I live vicariously without a resident scanner enabled, but it did pick it up when manually scanned.

It may be an old test, but it's new to me

 

[derekimo]

MSE got it right away.
New to me also, Thanks tweek.

 

[Airbot]

Yup, here were my results back in November with Avast 5.

http://www.sevenforums.com/system-s...anti-virus-protection-eicar-2.html#post373145

 

[Dinesh]