Run EICAR test if you are a ZoneAlarm user
By Davey Winder in Editorial
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If you have recently upgraded to ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7, as reviewed by my good self for our sister publication PC Pro, then you had better check that the Kaspersky powered anti-virus component is working properly.
As reported here, in some circumstances, for some users, the AV signature file can get corrupted during the update process causing AV protection to fail. Trouble is, unless you run an EICAR test yourself you won’t know it has failed, your PC will just be unprotected and you will be none the wiser.
ZoneAlarm developer Check Point has confirmed that there is a bug that only impacts some users, and that an upgrade patch will be made available later this week.
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