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Testing Anti-Virus!

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Pratik K

Student

2178 Points Posted on 17 January 2009

Testing Anti-Virus!
* Open Notepad and copy the Code given below.
* The text should be in one horizontal line.
* Then save file as "eicar.com" including

quotation-marks.X5O!P% @ AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H
** After some seconds saving this file, your Anti-Virus should come with the message that

this file is infected with virus asking permission for its deletion/clean.
* This file is secure and its not going to infect your computer in whatever way. It is a

standard text developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR).

Every Anti-Virus is programed to load this file as a virus.
* If your Anti-Virus will not hack this file as a virus, a program will appear as DOS

window with this text EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE.
* If this happens then you should probably find some other Anti-Virus up to date.

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Ashwani Narnoli

1528 Points Posted on 07 August 2009

Originally posted by :Pratik K
"	Testing Anti-Virus! * Open Notepad and copy the Code given below. * The text should be in one horizontal line. * Then save file as "eicar.com" including quotation-marks.X5O!P% @ AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H ** After some seconds saving this file, your Anti-Virus should come with the message that this file is infected with virus asking permission for its deletion/clean. * This file is secure and its not going to infect your computer in whatever way. It is a standard text developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR). Every Anti-Virus is programed to load this file as a virus. * If your Anti-Virus will not hack this file as a virus, a program will appear as DOS window with this text EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE. * If this happens then you should probably find some other Anti-Virus up to date.	"