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That was pretty cool!!!...thanks for the link

:iamwithstupid:i expected it to perform better than avast though.

whew... 'scared me there.

the free one. it automatically popped up when i saved it on my desktop (I like the voice prompt part )
it's my only AV and the rest are ASpyWs and AdWs. Plus AdBlock and NoScript on FF.

once more...

i've switched to nod32 after avast detection failed this afternoon 

Immediately detected by CA, I think this thread should be a sticky in the security section for further reference.

Hold on guy's before charging off into the sunset .
I may be wrong on this but !!!!!
that eicar nonmalicious string is just that not malicious and about 5 years old ,  AVG used to report it in normal runtime , but not any more , neither do a lot of AV programs , Why , it is not active ,secondary it is in text form Txt, not an Exe.
Avg will only flag a warning if you click on the string  , it won't try to heal or remove it , any AV program that flags it as a positive in real time is is flagging a false positive ,

if you want a true test of eicars test string it's here http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

try downloading  eicar.com 68 Bytes ( first on the left , )  under Download area using the standard protocol http
AVG gives a correct instant positive flag before the download starts

and note
Important note: EICAR cannot be held responsible when these files or your AV scanner in combination with these files cause any damage to your computer. YOU DOWNLOAD THESE FILES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Download these files only if you are sufficiently secure in the usage of your AV scanner. EICAR cannot and will not provide any help to remove these files from your computer. Please contact the manufacturer/vendor of your AV scanner to seek such help.
 

 

Why it is not a malicious code ,  and it is a true test of your AV ,

looks good to me Coknuck , AVG just gives the warning b4 you download ,
I tried Advast once it didn't seem as smooth as AVG , but I have kept the link to advast , just in case AVG starts charging ,
BTW you can download the eicar zip file , and play around with it , AVG will find it , and delete it .if you do a right clike scan with AVG, 
lol I did all this with eicar back on win. Me. , and I still carry the eicar string on my memory pen , along with all the free AV's nd ccleaner etc. . as a test? clean up,  for other folk ,

end of the day do a full manuel scan , and clear the AV log when your done ,
 the eicar test string isn't going to multiply or open backdoors  ,it's just a test string ,
 so it is ok to delete any traces that you find after playing with it ,

any one wan't a link to a site that is full on nasties , ( it's a craxz  site ) 
that will truly test your AV,  second thoughts not a good idea 

 

Nah , Tommie I dont think II should put a link in too  that site ,
but be very afraid  if you venture there , it's at your own risk , I can give it in PM

For anyone who wants to have a secondary scanner, Kaspersky has one that you can use for virus removal/detection.  It has no real-time protection, so it can be installed on machines with other antivirus software.

I run Avast for real-time, and have the Kaspersky for extra scanning or incase my Avast becomes compromised.

I've found Kaspersky finds stuff that other antivirus products sometimes miss.

It's free...

SOS Scanner ---> http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Is norton still decent at all ?


Norton Security Check

Symantec picked it up with the quickness.