Test anti-virus software?

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Author: docsworld PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:07 pm    Post subject: Test anti-virus software?
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There is no better way to test the performance of an anti-virus/spyware software by throwing virus/spyware onto a computer. Does anyone know where I can download virus and spyware on the Internet? For some reasons, it's so hard for I.T. guys to find virus/spyware on the Internet, but users can get them easily.

Thanks.

Author: The_Real_GandalfLocation: Athens,Greece PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:53 pm    Post subject:
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the easiest way is to visit a warez site, but this is not a real performance test.

Real AV test would be ne to contain the following.

- abillity to discover and face all known virus cases.
- abillity to discover virus-like activities and inform user for further actions (Heuristics)
- Resources consuming benchmark ( it might be good but it could do the same damage as the virus if it is a resource hogger).
- Update schedulling. If a virus is out like every 15 minutes or so , in the Web ,then staying updated as fast as possible is something essential.
- GUI. How easy is to configure-administer-handle your AV program. If you need an MB or PhD to use it, then i think you will very soon get very frustrated with it.
- Scan engine. Some AV programs although very good , have a weak scan engine and as a result they might get "infected" by a polymorphic work or even stop as a service.

You see now why it is not as easy as you think to bencmark an AV/Anti-spyware software?

Gandalf

Author: securestar PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:23 pm    Post subject: Checkout
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Check out orkut virus related communiities......there are lots of codes for making viruses

Author: jhonas PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:13 pm    Post subject:
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Copy and paste the following line of text into a text editor and save the file as EICAR.COM : Next, scan this file with your anti virus software. If it is working properly, it should detect it as "EICAR test file. You can then delete the file.

Author: maggiethomas PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:44 pm    Post subject:
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Do some downloads, search on Google you will get virus in your computer Wink



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