So you just bought your favourite antivirus program, installed it in your new computer and sit back and wonder if it is really effective. Of course it would be too dangerous to ask you to visit malicious site just to test your Antivirus software. What theysaY has found for you is Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test file.
The Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort by antivirus vendors throughout the world and EICAR organisation to come up with one standard by which customers can verify their antivirus installations.
To test your installation, you would copy the following string value into a notepad and save it as any file name.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
eicar test virus
If your antivirus auto-protect is on, it will report finding a virus. Please do not be alarmed. It is very important to know that THIS IS NOT A VIRUS! If your antivirus does detect a virus found, it means that it is still effective. However, it is imperative to continue to update your antivirus to the latest defintion to continue to stay protected against new threats.
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Thanks for sharing above greatness information with all. The checking of any antivirus software is as necessary as it's requirement that's why i always recommended the best antivirus software like Winavm
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