As part of my AV packer detection research I'm looking for *very common* viruses (the more AV vendors detect it, the better!) so I can test re-packing them and then if they are still detected by AV software.

This is purely a research endeaver, and I need PE files (so they're compatible with the packers). Please PM me.

AGAIN - do not send private stuff or things that aren't detected, I need stuff that has been out there and is very much detected by everything. I.E. the ones that cause vendors to go to medium alert, etc.

Main reason is I am *still* having issues getting eicar.com into a *workable* PE file format. The zip/rar sfx ended up not working (the file, after packing, ends up corrupting the rar or zip sfx). If anyone has a solution on that front, I'd take that in front of using zoo/in-the-wild stuff...but at this point I'm getting a bit worried due to my upcoming deadline.

Thanks in advance!

(If this isn't an appropriate request, please delete it and accept my apologies)

one of the biggest collections on the net. Very well organized and cataloged by type too.

http://vx.netlux.org/

*slaps head*

I knew about that site and completely forgot...thanks a lot man. I appreciate it.

another virus resource:

/http://madchat.org/

Good to c u around again Sk3tch - thought u had gone! I will PMing you shortly for some advice as i start my new job in the next few weeks. Im still watching your blog. Keep up the good work bud.