Nowadays,each and every user, of the computer, and the internet, have to have a goodantivirus on his/her computer for the safety and security of the files, information, photos, documents.
Many companies are providing the antivirus software, some are free, some are paid, we cannot come to a conclusion, that paid ones are good, and the free ones are bad, everything has their own advantages and disadvantages.
People with good money buy antivirus and use them, so they don't have to worry, but middle class people go for free versions and crack versions of the antivirus software from internet, theydownload and install.
Sometimes, some antivirus are not good and the antivirus itself is infected by virus, so we need to confirm, that our antivirus is working correctly or not.
Testing software with viruses doesn't sound good and it may lead to dangerous consequences, using real viruses for testing in the real world is rather like setting fire to the dustbin in your office to see whether the smoke detector is working. Such a test will give meaningful results, but with unappealing, unacceptable risks.
Since it is unacceptable for you to send out real viruses for test or demonstration purposes, you need a file that can safely be passed around and which is obviously non-viral, but which your anti-virus software will react to as if it were a virus.
If your test file is a program, then it should also produce sensible results if it is executed. Also, because you probably want to avoid shipping a pseudo-viral file along with your anti-virus product, your test file should be short and simple, so that your customers can easily create copies of it for themselves.
The good news is that such a test file already exists. A number of anti-virus researchers have already worked together to produce a file that their (and many other) products "detect" as if it were a virus.
Agreeing on one file for such purposes simplifies matters for users: in the past, most vendors had their own pseudo-viral test files which their product would react to, but which otherproducts would ignore.
THE ANTI-MALWARE TESTFILE:
This test file has been provided to EICAR for distribution as the "EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File", and it satisfies all the criteria listed above. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").
The file is a legitimate DOS program, and produces sensible results when run (it prints the message "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!").
You are encouraged to make use of the EICAR test file. If you are aware of people who are looking for real viruses "for test purposes", bring the test file to their attention. If you are aware of people who are discussing the possibility of an industry-standard test file, tell them about www.eicar.org, and point them at this article.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO TEST YOUR ANTIVIRUS:
1.Simply copy the following code and paste it in a notepad document.
2.After pasting, save the file.
3.Now, your antivirus should detect this as virus, if it doesn't detect, don't just worry, scan this file and see.
4.Even after the above step, if it doesn't detect this file as virus, then throw that antivirus off away.
5.And move to a good antivirus
6.NOTE: This EICAR test file is completely harmless, it is just a test file.
People with good money buy antivirus and use them, so they don't have to worry, but middle class people go for free versions and crack versions of the antivirus software from internet, theydownload and install.
Sometimes, some antivirus are not good and the antivirus itself is infected by virus, so we need to confirm, that our antivirus is working correctly or not.
Testing software with viruses doesn't sound good and it may lead to dangerous consequences, using real viruses for testing in the real world is rather like setting fire to the dustbin in your office to see whether the smoke detector is working. Such a test will give meaningful results, but with unappealing, unacceptable risks.
Since it is unacceptable for you to send out real viruses for test or demonstration purposes, you need a file that can safely be passed around and which is obviously non-viral, but which your anti-virus software will react to as if it were a virus.
If your test file is a program, then it should also produce sensible results if it is executed. Also, because you probably want to avoid shipping a pseudo-viral file along with your anti-virus product, your test file should be short and simple, so that your customers can easily create copies of it for themselves.
The good news is that such a test file already exists. A number of anti-virus researchers have already worked together to produce a file that their (and many other) products "detect" as if it were a virus.
Agreeing on one file for such purposes simplifies matters for users: in the past, most vendors had their own pseudo-viral test files which their product would react to, but which otherproducts would ignore.
THE ANTI-MALWARE TESTFILE:
This test file has been provided to EICAR for distribution as the "EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File", and it satisfies all the criteria listed above. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").
The file is a legitimate DOS program, and produces sensible results when run (it prints the message "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!").
You are encouraged to make use of the EICAR test file. If you are aware of people who are looking for real viruses "for test purposes", bring the test file to their attention. If you are aware of people who are discussing the possibility of an industry-standard test file, tell them about www.eicar.org, and point them at this article.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO TEST YOUR ANTIVIRUS:
1.Simply copy the following code and paste it in a notepad document.
2.After pasting, save the file.
3.Now, your antivirus should detect this as virus, if it doesn't detect, don't just worry, scan this file and see.
4.Even after the above step, if it doesn't detect this file as virus, then throw that antivirus off away.
5.And move to a good antivirus
6.NOTE: This EICAR test file is completely harmless, it is just a test file.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
