collin369
11-02-2009, 07:21 PM
I want to put a virus on my virtual computer so see wat virus protection is best but i dont know how to get one so i want to know can i download a virus???
fw2004
11-02-2009, 07:27 PM
There are safer ways to test your AV protection than trying to download a virus.
Any of the major AV protection companies should have a test you can run by downloading a small program from their site.
I would be extremely careful here.
FW
WinXPert
11-02-2009, 07:39 PM
There is a test file called EICAR test signature, download it here.
http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar_com.zip
This is harmless it just displays EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE! I've disassembled this and it contains a virus signature that is never executed.