EICAR_Test virus

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  1. Shiri

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    Has anybody received the EICAR_Test virus? Yes, the famous EICAR test has turned into a virus. Probably just a copy cat. I got about 8 or 10 of these so far. :(






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  2. SweX

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    No. But how did you Receive it, spam email or?
     
  3. subhrobhandari

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    Why is the image crooked like that?
     
  4. SweX

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    I reckon it's not a screenshot, but a picture taken with a phone for example.
     
  5. Shiri

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    It just shows up when the antivirus gets it (real time). I changed to Avira 2015 to see if it made any difference, but Avira real time picks it up too :eek: No e-mail or program released it, just shows up like a hungry dog. I delete it every time but it comes back.



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  6. Shiri

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    I used my digital camera since it was next to me, you have a problem with that :D



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  7. subhrobhandari

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    Screenshot would've been easier, imho. :p
     
  8. SweX

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    So you don't know how you "received" it and how it got into your system? And if it comes back just like that you might have something more to take care of.
     
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    I have a funny feeling this is not a virus, but a file mistaken for Eicar. I have read it may be related to Bitdefender. Have you got Bitdefender on your machine, or even multiple AV programs
     
  10. Shiri

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    I think I found out what happened. I did some digging into how it gets sent out every hour and saw an 'Emsisoft Anti-Malware' address attached to the malware link o_O Below ↓ shows it's gone after I uninstalled Emsisoft . The RED highlighted is the malware caught, then it stops. Don't know how that happened :doubt:


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  11. htc4

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    Approx. 2014-11-18 the EICAR_Test (or "EICAR Test") threat appeared repeatedly and I chose "remove" but soon AVG re-detects it in c:\windows\temp folder. After several days of not finding solutions on internet, I made a fluke-guess about a second anti-virus BitDefender interferring and after I did uninstall BD (via Windows 7 control panel), plus ran the BitDefender uninstall tool (from their web site). Afterwards, AVG no longer complained. If anyone has a second anti-virus program running (be it BD, Avira, Zone-Alarm, McAfee, .. etc.), do try to remove it first. Be sure to visit each anti-virus developer's web site to determine how to uninstall specific anti-virus program cleanly.
     
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    .... Here you have, another reason not to run two AVs at the same time unless they are designed to do so.
     
  13. SweX

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    Sometimes, finding the cause for a problem is very easy, I like that :thumb:
     
  14. Shiri

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    I only use 1 anti-virus on mine. I uninstalled the AVG and installed Avira Pro to see if it did the same, it did. Lucked out when I saw the 'Emsisoft' attached to the EICAR link :cool:







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