Hello again,

I saw this in Lockergnome.com, and thought I'd share it with
you. To test your v*irus scan, "Create a text file with
notepad and type the line of garbage text below exactly as it
appears. Save and then run your v*irus scanner over it. Does
it work? If not, get a new v*irus scanner. This is the EICAR
test v*irus. It is quite harmless yet is a good test to see if
your AV software is up to scratch. You may need to rename your
.txt file to a .com, .exe or .bat extension for your scanner
to grab it."

[EMAIL PROTECTED](P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

I tried it and it worked. My question is: WHY does this work?
... Harold
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