{"id":440459,"date":"2022-05-01T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/"},"modified":"2022-05-01T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T19:00:00","slug":"how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Test Your Antivirus, Firewall, Browser, and Software Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef681e2d2a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef681e2d2a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Test_Your_Antivirus_Firewall_Browser_and_Software_Security%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Test Your Antivirus, Firewall, Browser, and Software Security&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/#Test_Your_Antivirus\" >Test Your Antivirus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/#Port_Scan_Your_Firewall\" >Port Scan Your Firewall<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/#Check_Browser_Extensions\" >Check Browser Extensions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-test-your-antivirus-firewall-browser-and-software-security\/#Update_Your_Software\" >Update Your Software<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Test_Your_Antivirus_Firewall_Browser_and_Software_Security%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Test Your Antivirus, Firewall, Browser, and Software Security&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-798773\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shutterstock_1112514752.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shutterstock_1112514752.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shutterstock_1112514752.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Firewall header\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>So you have an antivirus program guarding your system, your firewall is up, your browser is updated, and you\u2019re not missing any security patches. But how can be sure your defenses are actually working as well as you think they are?<\/p>\n<p>These tools can also be particularly useful if you\u2019re trying to quickly determine how secure someone else\u2019s PC is. They can show you just how much vulnerable software the PC has installed.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Test_Your_Antivirus\"><\/span>Test Your Antivirus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No, we\u2019re not going to recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ing a virus to test your antivirus program \u2014 that\u2019s a recipe for disaster. If you ever want to test your antivirus software, you can use the EICAR test file. The EICAR test file isn\u2019t an actual virus \u2014 it\u2019s just a text file containing a string of harmless code that prints the text \u201cEICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!\u201d if you run it in DOS. However, antivirus programs are all trained to recognize the EICAR file as a virus and respond to it just as they would respond to an actual virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What&#8217;s the Best Antivirus for Windows 10? (Is Windows Defender Good Enough?)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use the EICAR file to test your real-time antivirus scanner and ensure it\u2019s going to catch new viruses, but it can also be used to test other types of antivirus protection. For example, if you\u2019re running antivirus software on a Linux mail server and you want to test that it\u2019s working properly, you can email the EICAR file through the mail server and ensure it\u2019s caught and quarantined.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> It\u2019s important to test and make sure all your defenses are correctly configured and working properly, but this can\u2019t guarantee your anti-virus will catch <em>every<\/em> new virus. Since there are new viruses every day, it pays to still be\u00a0vigilant about what you download.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can download an EICAR test file from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eicar.org\/86-0-Intended-use.html\">the EICAR website<\/a>. However, you could also create your own EICAR test file by opening a text editor (such as Notepad), copy-pasting the following text into the file, and then saving it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Your antivirus program should react as though you had just created an actual virus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-798361\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Microsoft-Defender-EICAR.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"EICAR test file quarantined by Microsoft Defender.\" width=\"650\" height=\"303\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Port_Scan_Your_Firewall\"><\/span>Port Scan Your Firewall<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re behind a router, the router\u2019s network address translation (NAT) feature effectively acts as a firewall, preventing other computers on the Internet from connecting to your computer. To ensure that your computer\u2019s software is sheltered from the Internet \u2014 either with a NAT router or through a software firewall if your computer is connected directly to the Internet \u2014 you can use <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grc.com\/x\/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2\">the ShieldsUP! test website<\/a>. It will perform a port scan of your IP address, determining whether ports are open or closed at your address. You want ports to be closed to protect potentially vulnerable services from the wild west environment of the open Internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Forward Ports on Your Router<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shieldsup-port-scan.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"394\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Browser_Extensions\"><\/span>Check Browser Extensions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Browser extensions aren\u2019t as vulnerable as old browser plug-ins (<em>especially\u00a0<\/em>Java and Flash) were, but you still need to keep an eye on them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is a Browser Extension?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Browser extensions only function because they can read and modify the content of the webpage you\u2019re interacting with. The privacy and security implications of that are huge \u2014 every time you download and install a browser extension, you\u2019re trusting that the author hasn\u2019t <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/50039\/chrome-extensions-with-80-million-installs-caught-injecting-phony-search-results\/\">included something malicious<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some browser extensions \u2014 maybe even most \u2014 are perfectly safe to use, but without auditing the code yourself, you can\u2019t really be sure. If you\u2019re going to use a browser extension, try to stick with extensions that have lots of users, and no complaints about malicious behavior. Additionally, make sure that the permissions the extension requests make sense for the service it provides. As an example, there is no reason for an adblocking extension to need access to your microphone and webcam; if you notice something like that, you should reconsider installing that extension.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_Your_Software\"><\/span>Update Your Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On operating systems with central software repositories (like Linux) or app stores (like iOS, Android, and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/143263&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fwindows\">Microsoft Store<\/a> found on newer versions of Windows), it\u2019s easy to tell that all your applications are up-to-date with the latest released security patches. It\u2019s all handled through a single tool that finds updates automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-798797\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/microsoft-store-update.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the library button, the click &quot;Update All.:\" width=\"650\" height=\"526\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Most applications installed on Windows computers don\u2019t have that luxury. They\u2019re not installed through the Microsoft Store, and the updates are handled on an application-by-application basis. Luckily, a majority of applications will automatically check for their own updates. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>ly, you should allow them to update unless you have a specific reason to avoid an update.<\/p>\n<p>Any applications that are primarily designed to send information over the Internet (like chat apps, browsers, VPNs, etc) should be updated more often. Their updates are much more likely to contain essential security fixes.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Of course, this doesn\u2019t cover everything. There\u2019s no way to ensure your antivirus will catch every virus ever created\u00a0 \u2014 it won\u2019t because no antivirus is perfect. There\u2019s no way to ensure you won\u2019t fall prey to phishing or another <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>-engineering attack. 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