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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.