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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: tiger on February 15, 2005, 10:39:22 AM

Title: how Avast! blocks a virus?
Post by: tiger on February 15, 2005, 10:39:22 AM

I wonder how Avast blocks a virus while surfing the net (Real time scanning b4 opening the page)...the blue icon spins but does it make a sound...or the virus has to enter into a PC 1st? Just curious...!

Title: Re: how Avast! blocks a virus?
Post by: Eddy on February 15, 2005, 10:59:49 AM

If you want to see what happens when a virus is detected, I suggest you use the eicar test file (http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm)