How can I test my virus scanner?

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How can I test several anti-virus programs to determine which performs the best, so that I can writing reviews? Where can I find viruses for tests?

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If you just want to see if it's working; you can use the EICAR test file, download it here. Or, save the string to a file which should trigger the virus scanner. You might also want to compress/archive the file to test the compressed/archived file s…

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