I have 3 files I cannot clean quarentine or delete what is the best way to get rid of them? also it says to verify that the file is not write protected,and then try getting rid of them again. I was wondering how and where to verify? Thanks for your time :)
2006-06-21 19:33:50 · 6 answers · asked by Trix 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
do you mean the eicar virus? i've never heard of elcar. eicar is a string of characters created by anti-virus makers to verify whether or not the virus software is running correctly. it's not a virus, just a test string.
2006-06-21 19:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by gilly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-20 23:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by Tracie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eicar Standartd Anti-Virus Test File (Eicar) is a safe file developed by the Eicar Organization for testing anitvirus software. It is commonly used to:
Confirm the antivirus software is installed correctly.
Demonstrate what happens when a virus is found.
Check internal procedures and reactions when a virus is found.
Your Virus Protection detects Eicar as if it were a real virus.
Download
Download or find instruction how to create the Eicar test file, here http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/eicar_test_file.shtml
Available Formats
The Eicar test file is available in two formats: Eicar.com and Eicar.zip.
Eicar.com-format
When your Virus Protection is enabled and running correctly, you should not be able to save or execute the eicar.com file to your computer. Virus Protection will automatically detect and disinfect (rename or delete) the file. Changing the file name, for example to eicar.co0, renders it unexcecutable, similar to a dead virus. If you later try to change the name back to eicar.com to execute it, your Virus Protection will automatically detect it.
Eicar.zip-format
By default, compressed files like ZIP files are not scanned real-time. Virus Protection scans these automatically when you attempt to extract or execute their content. To test the eicar.zip-format, download and save the eicar.zip file to your computer. Right-click the eicar.zip file, and select Scan eicar.zip for viruses.
"Disinfection" occurs only when the Eicar file is renamed or deleted. For more information, see Why some files cannot be cleaned.
Eicar is a good way to get familiar with antivirus software. Try changing your F-Secure Internet Security Level to high and see what happens.
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2006-06-21 20:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by IT-guru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
norton and trendmicro have good free clean utilities.
2006-06-21 19:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.webmail.us/support/anti-virus
2006-06-21 19:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by ash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find it here....
2006-06-21 19:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋