
Today I am going to tell you how you check the working of your pc antivirus. European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) uses the following steps to test any antivirus.
- At first open a notepad, copy the following code and paste it into the notepad and save it.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
- Rename the file from New Text Document.TXT to testfile.com
- Now scan this testfile.com file.
If your antivirus gives a warning or alert then it is working correctly and deletes the file immediately. If no such warning or alert is shown then either re-install your antivirus or use another one. An important thing is that most of the antivirus will display a warning in first step and will remove the file.
Suggestion:
- Keep your operating system updated to get best performance.
- Free up disk space to keep computer safe.
Video tutorial: Test your Antivirus
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