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Skeletor is here to help (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 253 points 11 months ago (22 children)

Use EICAR test strings as passwords so when the password is stored as plain text the antivirus software will delete the file.

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  • [–] 138 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Dude makes a whole binary of a virus his password.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

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  • [–] 53 points 11 months ago (10 children)

    What is an EICAR test string?

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  • [–] 68 points 11 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 79 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus Research Organization to test the response of computer antivirus programs. Instead of using real malware, which could cause real damage, this test file allows people to test anti-virus software without having to use real malware.

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  • [–] 59 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    This sounds like a step towards computer vaccines, and I'm not about to let my computer get autism, thank you.

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  • [–] 25 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately there is significant overlap between plain-text-password-servers and servers that can't be bothered to use antivirus. Also, the string may not work if it's not at the start of the file. AV often doesn't process the whole file for efficiency purposes.

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  • [–] 49 points 11 months ago

    It's not about the password on the server where you want to log in, it's about CSV files stored on the machine of the cybercrook who wants to use the passwords to steal people's identities.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sadly it wouldn't work if found in a CSV file with other records:

    According to EICAR's specification the antivirus detects the test file only if it starts with the 68-byte test string and is not more than 128 bytes long. As a result, antiviruses are not expected to raise an alarm on some other document containing the test string

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    According to EICAR's specification the antivirus detects the test file only if it starts with the 68-byte test string and is not more than 128 bytes long.

    Unless you're the only one in the dump, no :c

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