Re: OT: Eicar Test

Chris <c45207-Ij6MdEStJ8hWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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Peter Meyns @ 2004-Nov-21 11:36:25 AM
"OT: Eicar Test" <mid:384411602.20041121173625-YzKEMv63zES00gU0uRubQ0EOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>

>>> K5B!C%@NC[4\CMK54(C^)7PP)7}$RVPNE-FGNAQNEQ-NAGVIVEHF-GRFG-SVYR!$U+U*

>> This is NOT the correct TEXT eicar string. You can find it at
>> <http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm>

> No, of course it isn't. The correct one would have been rejected by
> the list server. This is the string encoded in ROT13 charset.

Well, you can't ROT13 the binary form of a virus and still have it
work, so I wouldn't worry. Also, the VB Script engine can't handle
ROT13 (or anything other than normal encoding), so ROT13ed VB Script
viruses shouldn't matter.

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Chris
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