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From: gufus on 3 May 2010 18:22 Hello, Stephen! You wrote on Mon, 03 May 2010 22:45:37 +0100: SW> The criteria I use for all the anti-virus applications I have are the SW> same. First I make sure it finds some test viruses. Then I check using I'll give you all the /test/ viral you want... Download at you own /RISK/ http://members.shaw.ca/kevin.klement/ -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: gufus on 3 May 2010 18:31 Hello, Stephen! You wrote on Mon, 03 May 2010 22:45:37 +0100: SW> SW> The criteria I use for all the anti-virus applications I have are the That is if /YOUR/ AV lets you DL.. When accessing data from the URL, "http://members.shaw.ca/kevin.klement/TEST.RAR" a virus or unwanted program 'BDC/Hacdef.084' [backdoor] was found. Action taken: Blocked file -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: Stephen Wolstenholme on 3 May 2010 18:40 On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:08:36 -0400, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >From: "Stephen Wolstenholme" <steve(a)tropheus.demon.co.uk> > >| On Mon, 03 May 2010 13:28:24 DST, stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca (gufus) >| wrote: > >>>Hi David, > >>>Sunday May 02 2010, David H. Lipman writes to All: > >>> >> From: "Stephen Wolstenholme" <steve(a)tropheus.demon.co.uk> >>> >> "...better than every other anti-virus application..." > >>> > Based upon what criteria ? > >>>I guess didn't have any hu. I always find 'millage varies". > >| I missed that until you quoted. > >| The criteria I use for all the anti-virus applications I have are the >| same. First I make sure it finds some test viruses. Then I check using >| a *.com self replicator and self modifier. Then I check the update and >| scan times and resources used. > >Name them, the test viruses. X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* and its ZIPs are the only guaranteed safe ones I use. The others are not guaranteed to be safe. The real test is a self replicator that I discovered by accident when compiling a nested *.exe Steve
From: gufus on 3 May 2010 18:49 Hello, David! You wrote on Mon, 3 May 2010 18:08:36 -0400: FL>> The criteria I use for all the anti-virus applications I have are the FL>> same. First I make sure it finds some test viruses. Then I check using FL>> a *.com self replicator and self modifier. Then I check the update and FL>> scan times and resources used. DHL> DHL> Name them, the test viruses. DHL> I still /SWEAR/ on Avira... http://www.gypsy-designs.com/look.jpg -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: gufus on 3 May 2010 18:54
Hello, Stephen! You wrote on Mon, 03 May 2010 23:40:02 +0100: FL>> FL>> Name them, the test viruses. SW> SW> X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* EICAR! I got way better test viral than that. -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca |