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AntiMalware App Testing (EICAR string type)
I have always used the EICAR ascii string to quasi-test a/v sw, but with amble apprehention, as it is very "specific" in it's signature, leaving more fluid/dynamic scans devoid of the luxury of being broken-in or tested whatsoever, oh my!
Also, with a change from AVG to Avira (thank you Jacee), I feel as though I need more than a mere check for a/v sw responce (esp to this well known "nonVirus"). I hear many a/v suites have decided to no longer even recognize this old friend, I guess the signature takes up an extra 0.734 bytes, and theyre nailing down on streamlining, or something!?!
I also have 64-bit win7 on many machines, and I believe the file is designed more along the 16-ish bit domain, so first would it even work on these machines?
second I always compress the file and retest, compress the compressed file and retest, until I determine the limit to the a/v app's level of detection (I archive test as well, you see)
is there anything better out there? Is there anybody out there?....I had seen long ago, in a more civil era, viri simulator proggies in development, although never really publically available. Have I missed these type of compilations? I mean, if I believe nothing I read and 1/2 of what I see, I need to see more than reports from, what I believe to likely be accurate, but none-the-less unknown entities showcasing bar graphs and such to compare systems in a controlled laboratorious environment!
Maybe the subtle nusciances of my own system setup contribute to the demise of safeguards that protected the controlled systems, .....ya' know?
What are thou's opinion on the topic of sutible testing (scan and res sheild included)
offer what you offer, and I will be fixed
Humbled by your presence,
Mike
Last edited by rubyrubyroo; 15 Nov 2011 at 11:23.