 fegul Premium join:2004-08-23 united state
| How do I get infected? Yes, you read the title correctly. I'm using VMware to test NOD32 and other AV's to see which ones I like the best since I may or may not use KAV on my laptop once I buy it.
However, I'm wondering where I can download viruses and other forms of malware that I can test the AV's on myself. The current reviews for AV's dont do much for me since I want to play with the program itself and simulate virus contractions.
Are there any "virus-packs" or something that I can use to test it with? -- |Networking Help|My Blog|Fegul.com| | |
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  redxii too big to fail Premium,Mod join:2001-02-26 Texas | Re: How do I get infected? Install Kazaa and start downloading random files that look legitimate, or eMule and look for specific names of files.
Or leave the OS unpatched and go to warez, pr0n, and seemingly legitimate *.biz websites. | |
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  Cudni La Merma - Vigilado Premium,MVM join:2003-12-20 Someshire | one way would be to visit banned urls listed »www.malware.com.br/
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  wxboss This is like Deja vu all over again. Premium join:2005-01-30 Jacksonville, FL clubs: | Or go to www.eicar.org and download some of their virii clones (safe imposters) and see what happens.
I just don't have enough b**** to go and dl the real thing. | |
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 |   fegul Premium join:2004-08-23 united state
1 edit | Re: How do I get infected? Insder gave me a link to some 593 viruses which is great. Most AV's can already pick up eicar's viruses since they've been widely used. I'm testing NOD right now -- |Networking Help|My Blog|Fegul.com| | |
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 |  |  Insder There never was a second I in my name Premium join:2005-04-27 Salem, MA
| Re: How do I get infected? Haha, you linked to the wrong person, but no harm done. My name would be Insder, sans the I, but everyone makes that mistake. It does seem odd that that's the only option NOD32 gives.. -- The one, the only, the Insder. :: Verizon Online DSL (2793/719) and Deer Alpha Firefox! | |
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| Re: How do I get infected? hehe, sorry about that, I'll edit that Yes, it is strange that "Leave" is the only option. Right now, I set a rule to delete ALL reported viruses and it seems to work, but i'd rather have a prompt -- |Networking Help|My Blog|Fegul.com| | |
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  fegul Premium join:2004-08-23 united state
| Is this the only option NOD32 can give for a zip file that contains lots of viruses? | |
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  fegul Premium join:2004-08-23 united state
| For those curious, Insder 's "virus pack" has 593 viruses in it.
NOD32 caught 590 and prevented the zipped viruses from downloading
KAV didnt catch the viruses as the zip was downloading, but it picked up 587 after I told it to scan the zip. (I even browsed the zipped viruses and KAV didnt catch it) -- |Networking Help|My Blog|Fegul.com| | |
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join:2005-03-22 Australia | Re: How do I get infected? please can you IM me the link to the 593 virus pack ? I have some testing to do myself. Cheers | |
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 |   fegul Premium join:2004-08-23 united state | Re: How do I get infected? haha, nice! I had the KAV set to "reccomended"
BTW, Bitdefender Pro 9 w/ latest updates only caught 425 | |
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