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Check ur Antivirus Working Or Not...!

Posted by : Prithvi on : 2 Oct 2012 0 comments
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Have u ever wondered if your Anti-virus Software is really working Or Not? Here is a safe way to test it, and u dont need a real virus sample to test it.However some of u might know this already but still i am posting for the sake of those who don’t know !

..::Follow These Steps::..


1.Open Notepad.Copy Below Code And Paste It In Notepad,Save File On Desktop As

” EICAR.COM ” (Without Quotes).


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

2.Now Open Desktop,Wait For Few Seconds,If You Have Purchased An Antivirus i.e If Antivirus Of Full Version,Then It Will Detect Eaisily.If Not Just Click OR Double Click On EICAR.COM.exe 

The file EICAR.COM is completely safe, its not a virus. It is a standard test file developed by the EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER ANTI-VIRUS RESEARCH (EICAR).

All Anti-virus softwares are programmed to detect this file as possible virus. Therefore u can test ur Anti-virus with this file without worrying about getting ur computer infected.


 



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