This process can be used by people, companies and antivirus programmers test the proper functioning of the antivirus or 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) and copy the following code exactly onto it, and save the notepad.
EICAR Test code
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVI*US-TESTFILE!$
H+H*
2. Rename the file from New Text Document. TXT to myfile.com
3. Now run the antivirus scan on this myfile.com file.
If the antivirus is functioning properly on your computer, then it should generate a warning and immediately delete th* file upon scanning. Otherwise, you may have to reinstall your antivirus.
NOTE: Most antivirus will pop-out a warning message in the Step-1 itself You can also place the myfile.com file in a ZIP or RAR file and run a scan on it so as to ensure whether your antivirus can detect the test string in the compressed archive. Any antivirus when scanning this file will respond exactly as it will do for a genuine virus/malicious code. This test will cause no damage to your computer even though the antivirus will flag it as a malicious script. Hence it is the safest method to test the proper functioning of any antivirus.
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