How to test if your Anti Virus is working and is real, all using notepad!

*****This is not a virus! it will not harm your computer!****

• First create a Notepad and create any new document 
• copy and paste this text below

 

 

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

 

• Save this file, doesn't matter where and save it as anything, for example - testmyAV.com, nastyvirus.zip, nod32FTW.com, festerrulez.txt

 

Now watch your anti virus if it detects it as anything then your Virus protection is real and works if it stays undetected you are using a fake/not working Antivirus

 

 

 

Hope this helped tell me:

virus program:

what it detected it as:

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 201312 yr by Nick

"Not all virus scanners are compliant, and may not detect the file even when they are correctly configured."

"Not all virus scanners are compliant, and may not detect the file even when they are correctly configured."

..... just try it thats all i asked i didnt ask for a def. of why or why not this may or may not work..

..... just try it thats all i asked i didnt ask for a def. of why or why not this may or may not work..

 

All I'm saying is that it doesn't mean your antivirus is fake or doesn't work if it doesn't detect this file.