Hetvolgende haal ik uit de scan.txt van F-Prot 3.16 (voor DOS):
Testing the scanner
The correct operation of F-PROT can be tested with a special test
file. This is a dummy file which is detected by F-PROT exactly like
if it were a virus. This file is known as EICAR Standard Anti-virus
Test file, and it is also detected by several other anti-virus products
in a similar manner. (EICAR is the European Institute of Computer
Anti-virus Research).
Naturally, the file is not a virus. When executed, EICAR.COM will
display the text 'EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE' and exit.
We do not include the EICAR test file with the package to avoid alarming
anyone running F-PROT (or any other scanner) on the package, but to create
the EICAR test file, use any text editor to create a file with the
following single line in it:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Save the file to any name with COM extension, for example EICAR.COM.
Make sure you save the file in standard MS-DOS ASCII format. The file
should be 68 bytes long, but might be 70 bytes if the editor puts a
CR/LF at the end. Now you can use this file to test what happens
when F-PROT encounters a "real" virus.
Je kan het trouwens gratis downloaden, werkt met DOS/3x/9x/NT - altijd leuk:
http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/download_fpdos.html