Antivirus testing detection

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Bitdefender Internet Security BullGuard Internet Security G Data Total Security K7 Computing Total Security Kaspersky Internet Security This is a website with a single purpose. And that is, to get people testing antimalware solutions for themselves, rather than trusting vendors. It is basically a free resource of testing guides and tools, as well as some fresh malware, that you can put to good use in order to test your antivirus.

The good thing is that TestMyAV have put together a lot of helpful guides to guide you through the testing process — which involves building a test lab, sourcing and introducing malware, and then seeing just how good your antivirus or antimalware application is. Essentially, this is doing the testing yourself, instead of leaving it to the experts. And the website guides you every step of the way. From setting up a secure virtual environment on Windows, Linux and macOS machines to process and system monitoring tools, as well as network analyzers and more.

You will need to register and login in order to access the malware repository , and you can even test by modifying the hash and mutating viruses. In other words, this is pretty much modifying and crafting malware yourself, creating new threats that evade security solutions. Again, these tests are also synthetic, and not a like for like representation of the real-world threats that plague the computing world.

But for those of you what want to test things out personally, there is no better resource available than TestMyAV. And finally, if you want to take this one step further, and get an experience as close to the real thing, then simulation tools might be worth checking out. These, as you can imagine, simulate the threats via an actual harmless virus attack.

All in order to find out if your antivirus is on active duty, or sleeping on the job. A whole bunch of different simulation solutions are available that help you find out just how vulnerable your system is against malware attacks. One of the more famous ones around is the appropriately named RanSim , a free ransomware simulator tool that you can download, install and run. A harmless simulation will let you test 10 different types of infection scenarios.

Another good option is the SpyShelter Security Test Tool that can be used on live systems, and comes with 6 separate modules, with tests ranging from keylogging, webcam capture, keystroke encryption, clipboard and screen capturing, sound recording and overall system protection like registry access and writing to startup folder.

For web browsers, look no further than WICAR , a place that contains widely abused browser exploits that you can safely click on to test your defenses, and find out whether your advanced internet protection security software is up to the mark.

Onto the network side of things, we have ShieldUp , which can be used to test Windows DNS and router UPnP exposures in order to ensure that your system is not disclosing your information and data without your permission or knowledge. This browser is no longer supported.

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