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}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$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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