SB> Interesting...because the last time I think I saw a tagline like this
 SB> it was replaced with the line "EICAR VIRUS REMOVED" or something.
'Twas mine; I was harassing Kurt about panicking poor sysops. (:
 SB> What *is* this EICAR virus anyway?  I'm not concerned about it
 SB> damaging me in anyway...I'm just curious.
The EICAR virus isn't a virus -- if you execute it, it just says
it's the EICAR virus and terminates.
EICAR is just YASA (Yet Another Silly Acronym) for a whole bunch of
antivirus guys. Most antivirus programs are programmed to react to EICAR
as they are to other, real viruses. EICAR's sole purpose is to test
anti-viral installations -- load a Shield, then run EICAR. If it stops it,
you know it's working. (:
Asher Densmore-Lynn 
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