Every computer is always at risk of pc viruses like autorun, worms, Trojans and also ad-ware so it is almost always necessary to combine our safety skills with a good antivirus or security suite and also it should be updated one. How to check our Antivirus is working properly or not.
Well there is a simple ways to find it out. In fact this trick is really amazing and surprising.
Steps to check our Antivirus is working properly or not...
- open Notepad.
- Now Copy this code in the text file…. X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
- Then save it with the name fakevirus.exe
Now, If the File got Detected Immediately .. It means your Antivirus is working Properly.
Info :
This test virus was developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) to provide an easy (and safe!) way to test whether your anti-virus software is working, and see how it reacts when a virus is detected. It is supported by most leading vendors, such as IBM, McAfee, Sophos, and Symantec/Norton.
