Test your Antivirus. Is it working properly or not.You can also make your own antivirus.
You have installed an Antivirus on your computer. Now what do you think, your computer is safe from viruses.You may or may not be wrong.
One thing you can do. You can test your antivirus.
You have to follow only few steps.
Steps to create your own virus :
- Paste the below text in a text file.
X5O!P%@AP[4\ PZX54(P^) 7CC)7}$EICAR- STANDARD- ANTIVIRUS- TEST-FILE! $H+H*
- Save the file as myvirus.exe in desktop.
- Within few seconds, your Antivirus will identify this file and take actions(delete/quarantine) on it.
- If it is done, then you can conclude that your antivirus is Alive.
- If your antivirus software does not find this file then it is time to change/update your antivirus.
The file created above is called as EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File which was developed by European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research.
