Have you ever tested your Anti-virus software?? Ever wondered how to test your Anti-virus software to ensure it’s proper working? Here is a quick and easy way to test your Anti-virus. The process is called EICAR test which will work on any Anti-virus and was developed by European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research. This process can be used by people, companies and antivirus programmers to test the proper functioning of the antivirus/antimalware software without having to deal with the real computer virus which can cause damage to the computer. Here is a step-by-step procedure to test your antivirus.
1. Open a notepad (New Text Document.TXT)
2. Copy the following code exactly onto it, and save the notepad.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
3. Rename the file from New Text Document.TXT to myfile.com
4. Now run the anti-virus scan on this myfile.com file.
If the anti-virus is functioning properly on your computer, then it should generate a warning and immediately delete the file upon scanning. Otherwise you may have to re-install your anti-virus.
And you can try this at home or school.. it is safe...
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