Personally I use avast! AIS 7, ASCU, SAS Pro, IMF Pro and WinPatrol Plus all-togehter along with security addons for Firefox. Virus test files are nice for those that write reveiews of anti-malware software because most people believe the test results from using test virus filles means something in the real world of surfing. If their software fails to block the virus test file so what? It is only a test file and a person's computer may be 100% free of real world malware. That doesn't mean that their computer does not have real world malware on it. A person can download the virus test file and their main anti-malware program can block it. The main one is that don't tell you squat about the malware status of your computer. There are a number of problems with using virus test files. I prefer to use second opinion anti-malware software to verify if my main anti-malware is doing its job and if my system is malware free.
Personally, I would never ever download any virus test file period. Of course, these files don´t contain any malicious code, they simply contain a specific signature created by the EICAR organization (European Expert Group for IT Security) that was specifically designed to test the functional behavior or antivirus software.
In this case your web browser will show an error message about not being able to download, but the local virus scanner will not show any virus warning. If you try this from within your company or organization, chances are that the corporate firewall or proxy server already removes or blocks the infected file before it reaches your PC. If your virus scanner is functioning properly it must generate a warning message upon saving the virus testfile. Download one of the files listed below and save it to a location of your choice. Testing virus scanner behavior in case of infection is quite simple. How does it look with your virus protection? Our Advanced SystemCare ULTIMATE has blocked the download !
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