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British intelligence nerve-centre MI5 is recruiting fluent Chinese speakers to eavesdrop on phone calls – but it got more than it bargained for when its Mandarin comprehension test was ridiculed by Redditors.…
Testing security suites isn’t glamorous, but effective software can be all that keeps you from an infected machine. Here’s how CNET determines security suite performance.
A war of words has broken out over security testing, with Microsoft and the AV-Test Institute going head-to-head over Redmond’s failure to qualify for the last round of certification from the German testers.…
AV-Test.org’s latest security-suite efficacy test fails Microsoft Security Essentials — for the second time in a row. This time, though, it’s not alone.
Question by uncletrumpet: Where to download viruses to test my new antivirus?
Where to download viruses to test my new antivirus? I need a site to test my antivirus, Hope it would not be harmful to my PC? I have Norton 2008. Please help
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Answer by DiMarZio_PaUL w
Try use Kapersky Antivirus. Best ever
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European banks teamed up with information security agencies and governments to run a DDoS cyber-attack preparedness exercise today.…
Question by Some: virus download to test antivirus software?
I’m testing out my free antivirus software. so are there any downloads/links that are sure to have a virus of some sort to test the abilities of my anitvirus software.
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Answer by Mark
don’t
freeware is very limited , but if your brave — I Don’t recommend This But You Had to Ask
i am not responsible for your crash or infection — use at your own risk
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The latest results from independent consumer security suite testing organization AV-Test.org are in, and except for a few bright spots, the results are a bloodbath of lower scores.
Originally posted at The Download Blog
Question by : Does soon to be EX boyfriend really need to view porn sites to Test our anti-virus software?
Boyfriend tells me he goes to porn sites to test our anti-virus software to make sure its not letting in viruses and says porn sites are the best way to test because they are full of viruses.He also says they are easy to hack into because he says he practices hacking using those sites.
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Answer by urscreamin
Sure.
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Question by Justin B: Is there a way to test if your anti-virus software is effective?
I just installed the new Microsoft Security Essentials program and was wondering if there was a way to test if it was effective…like is there a ‘fake’ virus that you could download that the anti-virus software would think was a virus and tell you, but it wouldn’t harm anything?
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Answer by gamefreak
fake virus…. lmao… nope there’s not really any test.. look up reviews online go to “bad” websites you wont know untill something happens
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