How to test your SPAM and virus filters, e.g. SpamAssassin and ClamAV

How to test your SPAM filter:

Send a message with this text:

XJS*C4JDBQADN1.NSBN3*2IDNEN*GTUBE-STANDARD-ANTI-UBE-TEST-EMAIL*C.34X

Now check the SPAM folder.

How to test your virus filter

Download the .COM file here: https://www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/

Then:

cat /var/log/clamav/clamav.log
...
Mon Jul  3 22:06:01 2023 -> instream(local): Win.Test.EICAR_HDB-1(178f3039a541e36531d47d40bb906457:1772) FOUND

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