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Jefe · 11-08-2007, 03:42 PM

A good way to test and see if a virus scanner will check USB Keys is to download the EICAR test files from eicar - Home and put them on the key. Then plug the key in.

We use Avast! on our student lab machines, and it detects them when the key is plugged in.

11-08-2007, 03:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jefe Active Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho	A good way to test and see if a virus scanner will check USB Keys is to download the EICAR test files from eicar - Home and put them on the key. Then plug the key in. We use Avast! on our student lab machines, and it detects them when the key is plugged in. __________________ -- Sayonara, not to be confused with cyanide, which is, of course, goodbye in any language. Last edited by Jefe; 11-08-2007 at 03:49 PM.