AVIRA ANTIVIR UNIX MAILGATE, User Manual

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Installation
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AntiVir MailGate Avira GmbH
4.5 Testing AntiVir MailGate after Installation
After installing AntiVir MailGate, it is recommended that you test its functionality.
To do this, you can use a test virus, called Eicar, which is recognized by all virus
scanners. This will not cause any damage but will force the program to react when
an email scan is performed if the installation (and configuration) is correct.
X
Copy the following string to a file:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-
FILE!$H+H*
– OR –
download the Eicar file from the website
http://www.eicar.com
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Send this file as an attachment to a test email for AntiVir MailGate.
X
Check the reactions in the directory
/var/spool/avmailgate/rejected
.
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Check the messages AntiVir MailGate sent to the logfile or syslog .