Entries for March 2007

Authorized Download Sites for Top Cat Computing Programs

By SteveT on Monday, March 26, 2007 :: Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2008
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Some programs that Top Cat Computing has posted here in our download library have been taken and upload to other servers without the consent of Top Cat Computing; therefore it has become necessary to list those sites that are authorized to host our files to ensure that the most recent versions of the program available and that they are unmodified. The VBS Scripts and Batch files that are posted ......

Using EICAR to test your AntiVirus Software

By SteveT on Thursday, March 29, 2007 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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:: Tips and Tricks, Knowledgebase, AntiVirus

I have had many requests from users for "Live" viruses so that a user can test their antivirus product to see that it is working, and what the alerts would look like when an actual virus is detected. Using a "Live" virus to do this is extremely risky, dangerous and unacceptable for the purpose of testing and demonstrating. To resolve this problem the antivirus community came up with a file for jus......