Open notepad
Copy this code in the text file….
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
then save it with the name fakevirus.exe
If this file got deleted immediately ….that means your antivirus is working.
Note: This tips only tells you that the on-access real-time scanner is working. It doesn’t mean at the anti-virus is upto date, it just means it *has* a definition library. So keep your antivirus software updated regularly.
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