How to check if Antivirus is working properly or not
Anti-virus are very vital thing that we all of them uses from an beginner user of a computer to a expert.
But always we keep our Antivirus updated but their come some problems in our pc and we think that its not an virus because our antivirus is updated and perfect but you are wrong their sometimes comes that antivirus doesn't detect a virus if its known virus also. Their are many reasons for it.
To test for antivirus working properly or not follow certain steps.
To test it Just Follow this steps :First Click on Start button.
- Then Open Notepad.
- In Notepad add the below code :
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
- Then go to save.
- Then Put File name as "FAKEVIRUS.EXE"
- And Save it.
If not detected then you need update of your avntivirus.Then check again.