Test your Anti Virus

[tw33k]

Like I said before about Avira, maybe Vipre knows it isn't a real virus and ignores it. However, I don't think that this inspires much confidence

Agreed, however I have done many other tests, posted in other Threads where VIPRE has failed. At this point I will not recommend it and would tell people to completely avoid it. On a special test machine the machine has become infected 8 times so far with VIPRE installed. Installing another AV and disabling VIPRE will clean up the machine. Lay down a fresh image and start all over with another AV and everything is caught, so far only VIPRE is failing all the tests we have thrown at it.

Interesting. Thanks

 

[richc46]

TY for the information. I am ok.

 

[alwinwinjoe]

McAfee detected it...

 

[CarlTR6]

AVG picked it up on clicking save.

 

[tw33k]

TY for the information. I am ok.

 

[arkhi]

this is a good test as to wether your AV's detecting mechanisms is working properly. however, it's not assurance as to wether your AV is good against false negatives.

 

[severedsolo]

Zone Alarm picked it up the moment i hit save

this is a good test as to wether your AV's detecting mechanisms is working properly. however, it's not assurance as to wether your AV is good against false negatives.

true.. but in this case, it is a false positive, so if your AV never picked up false positives you would think it wasn't doing its job, when in fact it was doing it perfectly, and would get rid of the perfect antivirus... yeah... get your heads round that

 

[FuturDreamz]

this is a good test as to wether your AV's detecting mechanisms is working properly. however, it's not assurance as to wether your AV is good against false negatives.

Imagine if somebody designed a virus in a way that it gets flagged as a false positive.
Also: ClamXav caught it immediately

 

[tw33k]

Zone Alarm picked it up the moment i hit save

this is a good test as to wether your AV's detecting mechanisms is working properly. however, it's not assurance as to wether your AV is good against false negatives.

true.. but in this case, it is a false positive, so if your AV never picked up false positives you would think it wasn't doing its job, when in fact it was doing it perfectly, and would get rid of the perfect antivirus... yeah... get your heads round that

I get what you mean and agree

 

[alwinwinjoe]

this is a good test as to wether your AV's detecting mechanisms is working properly. however, it's not assurance as to wether your AV is good against false negatives.

Imagine if somebody designed a virus in a way that it gets flagged as a false positive.
Also: ClamXav caught it immediately

ClamXav? I thought that AV was for Macs? :sarc:

 

[FuturDreamz]

I do the unfortunate a favour and screen my files before sending them off.

 

[Phone Man]

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

I saved mine as a txt file and here is why Avast missed it.



It found it on a manual scan.
I also tried MalwareBytes and it says it is clean.

Jim

 

[Parry]

I saved mine as a txt file and here is why Avast missed it.

View attachment 65859

I tired unchecking those options for .txt files & then saving the Test file, but Avast still did'nt detect.

 

[Greg S]

I saved mine as a txt file and here is why Avast missed it.

View attachment 65859

I tired unchecking those options for .txt files & then saving the Test file, but Avast still did'nt detect.

Same here. I can right click scan and it gets detected.

 

[gautam7]

hi folks i m a new member of d socity. i tried the test my Avast 5.0 did not pick it up automatically even i opened it, but when i scaned it avast atlast picked it up.

 

[Billy]

Avast 5.0 also didn't pick it up for me but did on manual scan and on the downloaded file.

 

[not so gray matter]

Just tested this file w/

Avast 5 Free: No detection w/ Real-Time Protection, Does detect on Manual Scan
MSE: Detects w/in seconds, locks file
Malwarebytes: No detection unless scanned.

 

[Jacee]

Avira wouldn't let me save the .txt file any place! In fact, notepad quit working LOL

 

[Jaxryley]

Malwarebytes can't detect EICAR Test Virus - Malwarebytes Forum

GT 500:
No, and it is not going to be added to the database.

Our research team spends a lot of time adding real malware to the database. Adding fake malware and test files like EICAR to the database takes time away from malware research, and proves nothing in the long run.

 

[DreemWarrior]

I tired unchecking those options for .txt files & then saving the Test file, but Avast still did'nt detect.

Same thing here....

But while MBAM mised it, would you believe it found this(yes I deleted it)...