Sunday, October 27, 2002, 11:19:52 PM, Scott wrote in message mid:16666050671.20021027171952@;local.nu
SM> A properly-implemented AV program *should* consider the EICAR test SM> virus to be a real virus. Otherwise, it defeats the purpose of even SM> having a test. Interestingly enough Nod32 -which is another of the highly rated AV programs- doesn't detect the eicar test file, and when asked about this their response apparently was that Nod32 was designed to detect real viruses not test files! -- Cheers, Anne Using The Bat! v1.61 on Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
