You can also test your anti virus program for its effectiveness using a
simple notepad trick. Follow the steps below to know more:
Open Notepad.
Copy the code give below in the notepad file:
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUSTEST-
FILE!$H+H*
Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe
As soon as you save this file, your anti virus program will detect the file
(virus) immediately and will attempt to delete it. If this happens then your
Antivirus is working properly. If not, then its time to look for some other
reliable program.
NOTE: The EICAR test file (#3) is a 16-bit application and cannot be run on
64-bit versions of Windows.
simple notepad trick. Follow the steps below to know more:
Open Notepad.
Copy the code give below in the notepad file:
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUSTEST-
FILE!$H+H*
Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe
As soon as you save this file, your anti virus program will detect the file
(virus) immediately and will attempt to delete it. If this happens then your
Antivirus is working properly. If not, then its time to look for some other
reliable program.
NOTE: The EICAR test file (#3) is a 16-bit application and cannot be run on
64-bit versions of Windows.
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