Re: Is your server being hammered by AVG8?

On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:04:41 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Fun test: Try to download all 4 files on this page:
<http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm>
You should get a virus warning. It doesn't prove much, but is useful
for testing if the virus scanner is paying attention.

Are they safe to download? The warning is sort of scary.
...Jim Thompson

Yes. All they are is a file that has a text string inside. The text
string is detected as a virus. There's no actual virus. The idea is
to check if your virus scanner is working. Note the file sizes. It's
kinda difficult to write a functional virus in 68 bytes of code.

However, I think you might find that your virus scanner will later
dump them in the "virus vault" or "quarantine" if you save them to
your hard disk.

Of course, if you insist on using the real thing for ummm.... testing,
you can build your very own personalized virus using code from:
<http://62nds.com/pg/e90.php>
or other sites. Think of the notoriety of having a virus names after
you.

Also, if you're into computer paranoia, try testing if your router is
susceptible to various exploits:
<http://www.pcflank.com/exploits.htm>
Some of the more ancient routers (e.g. BEFW11S4 v4) will hang on some
of the tests. The tests are safe but be prepared to power cycle your
router.

As for the warnings, they were probably written by attorneys. Their
job description includes terrorizing readers with ominous but vague
threats. I don't think attorneys know if attorneys are able to
communicate in any way other than ominous threats.


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