Re: Virus for testing purposes

[Neil <neil () voidfx net>]

Teodorski, Chris wrote:
> goodcrap () gmail com wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> >    Is there is any place online from where i can download
> > collection of viruses especially latest ones for testing
> > purposes or there is any software available that create fake
> > viruses or something like that. I read about certain
> > newsgroups, where if you place your email address they send
> > you viruses, but i want to
> > be able to download them. Since yahoo gmail etc block viruses
> > and doesnt allows to download them.
> >
> >
> >   Thank You

> I believe the eicar "virus" will test virus programs.
>
> http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

My problem with Eicar is that every AV vendor already knows to scan for 
Eicar, so if I want to do my own in-the-wild test, Eicar doesn't exactly 
cut it.  (It's been interesting to drop Eicar into various archive 
configurations though.)

--
Neil.

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