Author: Tombuddy, Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: Samples of Malware for Research ---- Hey everyone, I am new to the forum and what I really need is for someone to send me a link to some sample malware files (especially very recent ones) so that I can do testing on all the AV Software Packages out there for a school project over at NJIT. Please get back to me asap if you can help me out if would be greatly appreciated
Author: weirddemon, Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:07 am Post subject: ---- Just obtaining virus samples is usually a risking deal. But, in the past, I've always used the eicar test file and all 9 scanners I've tested are able to detect it.
Author: SecurityTrend, Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:04 pm Post subject: ---- Also, 'PC Security Test' is available from CNet.
It tests your anti-virus and firewall, using known virus test files.