Hi Anne! In message mid:142130087802.20021028030202@;gmx.co.uk on Sunday, October 27, 2002, 9:02:02 PM, you wrote:
A> Interestingly enough Nod32 -which is another of the highly rated AV A> programs- doesn't detect the eicar test file, and when asked about A> this their response apparently was that Nod32 was designed to detect A> real viruses not test files! The entire purpose of the EICAR test virus is to be able to confirm that the antivirus software is indeed installed and working properly. -- --Scott. mailto:Wizard@;local.nu Using The Bat! 1.61 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 on an AMD Athlon XP 1900 (1.6G real, 1.9G effective) with 512MB. ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html