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Unhappy-bunny
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How do use the eicar test string

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I have been having a problem discribed here    https://community.mcafee.com/thread/38117?start=0&tstart=0

someonr on the thread mentioned using the eicar test string to test what it was detecting how do i do this? Thanks

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Hayton
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Re: How do use the eicar test string

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This should do it :

EICAR

EICAR test files (developed by European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) allow you to test your anti-virus installation without the risk of a live virus.

If your anti-virus installation is functioning correctly, it will detect the test files as a virus.

Websitehttp://www.eicar.org
Documentation / Instructions  http://www.eicar.org/86-0-Intended-use.html
Downloadhttp://www.eicar.org/85-0-Download.html

EICAR test files
EICAR test files are not actual live viruses. They contain a string of characters known as the EICAR Test String. The purpose of the EICAR test string is to provide an industry-standard solution to the following questions:

  • Is your anti-virus program installed correctly?
  • Does it intercept and detect viruses as it is supposed to?
  • What happens when the anti-virus program finds a virus?

Message was edited by: Hayton on 19/09/11 21:26:57 IST

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Hayton
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Re: How do use the eicar test string

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This should do it :

EICAR

EICAR test files (developed by European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) allow you to test your anti-virus installation without the risk of a live virus.

If your anti-virus installation is functioning correctly, it will detect the test files as a virus.

Websitehttp://www.eicar.org
Documentation / Instructions  http://www.eicar.org/86-0-Intended-use.html
Downloadhttp://www.eicar.org/85-0-Download.html

EICAR test files
EICAR test files are not actual live viruses. They contain a string of characters known as the EICAR Test String. The purpose of the EICAR test string is to provide an industry-standard solution to the following questions:

  • Is your anti-virus program installed correctly?
  • Does it intercept and detect viruses as it is supposed to?
  • What happens when the anti-virus program finds a virus?

Message was edited by: Hayton on 19/09/11 21:26:57 IST
Unhappy-bunny
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Re: How do use the eicar test string

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Thank you, that worked (mcafee intercepted it ).

Could i ask you another question please? my problem (discribed in this thread) is that tracking cookings are not being detected real time only in scans- so i was worried that it wasnt detecting anything,  with the eicar string test i have to click on something - is there a safe way to test  if mcafee is working on threats that i dont have to click on ie things that run without me seeing or  i am being overly cautious and if it detects the string then that means it detects anything.

Thanks again

Message was edited by: Unhappy-bunny on 19/09/11 22:08:33 IST
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