2. Copy this into Notepad:
CODE
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
3. Save As; fakevirus.exe (File -> Save As -> fakevirus.exe -> Save)
Your Anti-Virus should find it and delete it straight away, if not - Fix it.
Full Version: How To Check If Your Anti-virus Is Working
1. Open Notepad (Windows + R -> notepad.exe -> Run)
2. Copy this into Notepad:
3. Save As; fakevirus.exe (File -> Save As -> fakevirus.exe -> Save)
Your Anti-Virus should find it and delete it straight away, if not - Fix it.
2. Copy this into Notepad:
3. Save As; fakevirus.exe (File -> Save As -> fakevirus.exe -> Save)
Your Anti-Virus should find it and delete it straight away, if not - Fix it.
For anyone wondering what this file will do, heres an explanation of what it is, and how it works:
http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
This test file has been provided to EICAR for distribution as the "EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File", and it satisfies all the criteria listed above. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").
The file is a legitimate DOS program, and produces sensible results when run (it prints the message "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!").
It is also short and simple - in fact, it consists entirely of printable ASCII characters, so that it can easily be created with a regular text editor. Any anti-virus product that supports the EICAR test file should detect it in any file providing that the file starts with the following 68 characters, and is exactly 68 bytes long:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
FWIW, AVG Free detects this in all forms listed on that website
http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
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This test file has been provided to EICAR for distribution as the "EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File", and it satisfies all the criteria listed above. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").
The file is a legitimate DOS program, and produces sensible results when run (it prints the message "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!").
It is also short and simple - in fact, it consists entirely of printable ASCII characters, so that it can easily be created with a regular text editor. Any anti-virus product that supports the EICAR test file should detect it in any file providing that the file starts with the following 68 characters, and is exactly 68 bytes long:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
FWIW, AVG Free detects this in all forms listed on that website
haha..cool
Good work Symantec!
WOW!! thats amazing! after 5 seconds of having it there, it deleted it straight away 
Cheers guys!
Cheers guys!
thats sweet as, thanks mate
awesome thanks
that was cool, my anti virus detected it was a virus, thanks
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