IS YOUR ANTIVIRUS WORKING GOOD ? (Eicar)

After installing your antivirus software , you may logically wonder, how do I know if it's working? The answer is a test virus. The EICAR Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to implement one standard by which customers can verify their anti-virus installations.

Solution

To test your installation, copy the following line into a text file, then save the file with the name EICAR.COM.

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

The file size will be 68 or 70 bytes.

If Antivirus scan is running and configured correctly, when you try to save the file, Antivirus will detect the virus. If AntiVirus is not running, start it and scan the directory that contains EICAR.COM. When your software scans this file, it will report finding the EICAR test file.

Note that this file is NOT A VIRUS. Delete the file when you have finished testing your installation to avoid alarming unsuspecting
users.

Creating Eicar.com

1. Click on Start.
2. Select Run.
3. In the Open box type: notepad
4.Copy and paste the exact code to the notepad
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

5. Click the File menu and select 'save as'.
6. Change the 'Save as Type' to 'all files'.
7. Name the file eicar.com.