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Virus Test
The Eicar Virus is a harmless virus that contains a string of characters that will be recognized by all Anti-Virus or Anti-Malware vendors. By downloading it your a/v should detect it and attempt to quarantine it. It can be downloaded in various formats (.txt, .zip) and is available here:
The file will test that your antivirus is functioning properly.
Trojan simulator is similar but installs a process and a registry auto start entry that your av package should detect:
Firewall Testing
Inbound
A firewall should be able to block incoming attacks from Trojans or hackers. To test this ability it is good to see which ports are hidden on your computer or “stealthed”.
A good website to test your stealthed ports is GRC Shields Up! Follow the link below then click on shields up and follow the simple instructions.
For a firewall to be effective it needs to stop malware from contacting the internet. Malware may connect to upload stolen info, download more malicious software or serve you adverts.
Outbound
To test whether your firewall will allow leaks in different ways you can use the software from Comodo on this page:
Firewall leak testing tools from Comodo
This software when run will try and communicate with the internet in various sneaky ways to try and bypass your firewall. A good firewall should stop these methods. Don’t let your A/V block the file, as it may be detected as a potentially unwanted program but isn’t a virus.
Popups, as well as being really annoying can serve you malware. To test your Browsers Popup stopping ability then try these links:
Online Phishing Sites Testing
PhishTank has a list of recently submitted phishes (website forgeries designed to scam in some way). The confidently brave or secure can check out these by surfing to these links… But be wary of clicking on these sites as they can often serve viruses. If a phish is detected then your security software’s phishing protection should warn you. Firefox and Internet Explorer in built phishing filters should also provide protection or warnings.
Conficker Test
To test whether you have the conficker worm, this website will load an image from some of the websites that the conficker worm attempts to block. The site explains itself better than I can but essentially if you are missing the images you could be infected.
Browser Security Testing
Browsers have various security issues and to test your browser then surf here:
You may only have vulnerabilities if you are not running the latest version of your browser.
Test Your Email Spam Filter
This website will send you a number of emails designed to test your email software’s spam filtering abilities in a variety of ways:
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