IS YOUR SYSTEM SAFE WITH UR ANTIVIRUSPROTECTION?
It is sure that we are all using different kind of antivirus software, free or paid, for our computer’s security. But how can we know how well this antivirus software protects us. It is very dangerous to visit such a malicious web site to test our software. To that a simple solution & a very simple test for Windows users.
It is sure that we are all using different kind of antivirus software, free or paid, for our computer’s security. But how can we know how well this antivirus software protects us. It is very dangerous to visit such a malicious web site to test our software. To that a simple solution & a very simple test for Windows users.
To test our antivirus software in full safety, we need to create a false virus file Eicar. This file is detected as a virus by the antivirus software, but it is not like one, it does not contain any viral code. If the false virus is detected, it is that your antivirus software is active and protects you.
To create this virus open Notepad
Copy the following character string in the Notepad
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Name this file as aicar.com and save it
If your antivirus is correctly activated, it must then alert you instantaneously the presence of the Eicar virus.
Then ask your antivirus software to remove this file.
If the antivirus does not detect anything, then there might be a problem. It could be because of two reasons: permanent protection is badly configured or there were some problems during antivirus installation. Look in to these and correct it.And if the false virus is still not detected, you must then seriously think of changing anti-virus software.
In my case, I tested this with KASPERSKY internet security software. Kaspersky detected and removed it completely........ Check it out
Copy the following character string in the Notepad
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Name this file as aicar.com and save it
If your antivirus is correctly activated, it must then alert you instantaneously the presence of the Eicar virus.
Then ask your antivirus software to remove this file.
If the antivirus does not detect anything, then there might be a problem. It could be because of two reasons: permanent protection is badly configured or there were some problems during antivirus installation. Look in to these and correct it.And if the false virus is still not detected, you must then seriously think of changing anti-virus software.
In my case, I tested this with KASPERSKY internet security software. Kaspersky detected and removed it completely........ Check it out
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