Test to See if Your Antivirus Software Works (Safe)

Most of you probably have anti-virus software on your computer. If you do, good job; however, are you sure it works? Let’s do a quick test.

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

1. Open Notepad and paste the above line into it.
2. Save the file and real time protection should immediately find the file. (If you have real time protection turned off, you will need to scan the file.)
3. If this doesn’t work for you, make sure your virus checker is up to date and working.