Have you ever wondered how to test your antivirus software so as to ensure that it is working properly? Well, here is a quick and easy way to safely test your antivirus without having to deal with the real virus. The process is called EICAR test. This test is designed to work on any antivirus software and was developed by European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research.
This process can be used by people, companies and antivirus programmers to test the proper functioning of the antivirus/antimalware software without having to deal with the real computer virus which can cause damage to the computer.
How to Test Your Antivirus?
Here is a step-by-step procedure to test your antivirus functionality:
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Open a notepad (New Text Document.TXT) and copy the following code exactly onto it, and save the notepad.
[email protected][4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
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Rename the file from “New Text Document.TXT” to “virus-sample.com”.
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Now run the antivirus scan on this “virus-sample.com” file.
If the antivirus is working properly on your computer, then it should generate a warning message and immediately delete the file upon scanning. Otherwise, you may have to re-install your antivirus.
You can also place the “virus-sample.com” file in a ZIP or RAR file and run a scan on it so as to ensure that your antivirus can detect the test string even in the compressed archive. Any antivirus while scanning this file should respond exactly as it will do for a genuine virus/malicious code.
This test will cause no damage to your computer even though the antivirus will flag it as a malicious script. Hence, it is the safest method to test the proper functioning of any antivirus software.
How EICAR Antivirus Test Works?
During the development of the antivirus software, the AV programmers flag the EICAR test code/string as a verified virus. This is a standard adopted by every antivirus company so as to make the testing process simple and risk-free. Therefore, every antivirus will respond to EICAR string in the same way it does for a genuine malicious code.
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Thanks for the Information ,brother…….
it worked well …..
can u give me the details of how to create virus in turbo c++ program??
Fauzi says
Explain about the code we are testing…what is the code all about?thanks man..keep up the good work..AVG is working…
rajesh says
It works its really wonderful.
hi srikanth,
i tried most with different file extensions i worked fine but it didnt when i try to change the text(unusaul things happened)…P
can i know that text exactly mean(any algorithm)?
victor says
@Sri
Thanks for postin n enlighten us once again.I was just wondering if u could suggest us some cool antivirus security software.
Evans James says
Hello dear srinkath,
you are really doing a good job on this site, ur very brilliant so keep it up and we stand by you.
pal says
nice one boss
AADARSH says
its really awesome ………..
to test our antivirus its really works….. man……
Rakesh says
cool dude…..it worked….
ASWIN DEV P.K says
The first code that can test the capability of antivirus without any harm to computer.Thanks a lot lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
BROTHER says
thnnx…..my kaspersky works
Mrityunjay says
Thanks…………its really working
GnanaSekar.S says
hi…its superb…
Deepak D'SKYNET says
Dear Sir, Thank For This Tricks To Check Our ANTI VIRUS Program Is Working Or Not.. Thank…. My Quick Heal Total Security 2010 Is WOrking Smoothly…. BEST OF LUCK For ur NEXT Creation….
Deepak Kumar Mishra
Jerald says
it’s very good to check the life of the anti virus
mayank says
nice important trick
Arab says
Hey it work good but it does not work when kaspersky is installed its only work when avast latest version antivirus is installed
chanchal singh says
it’s great .
it works on avast 5.0
Paurakh says
thanks for help
Sachin says
Thank you very much. Microsoft Security Essentials works
ammy says
i have tested it on my antivirus
and it dosent alert me against it
please tell me what 2 do
iTS LATEST EDITION of NP
Wally says
Malwarebytes Antivirus Malware and SuperAnitiSpyware did not detect the virus.
Norton Internet Security 2010 did detect and delete the virus.
Thanks
rinish says
hey dude it really works. thanx
Rohan says
Hello Brother, Its working in my e-Scan Pro in First Step. Nice Job……..,Keep it on……
Rohan says
i am a new reader of ur site , but i found lot more things ro read …
thanks
Raj says
great work…..
my antivirus(Eset) detected it….
sudipta says
good job this is very work full.
Aliul says
i am a new reader of ur site.i am very glad to this website.
Thanks to go hacking.
siva sankar says
its working…
i am using kaspersky it detect automatically as soon as the file is created
Hi shrikant
I tested this code .While saving it was showing that it is virus.
Thanks a lot for this.But tell me how we can trust this code.What is this code.How does it work
shaurya says
dat was gr8. can u tell me is there any way to break word07 password?
hi shrikant i’m sanjay
this is my first visit to ur site…….. what ever i want it is in ur site………. what to say about ur work it is simply excellent…
bhavesh says
hey bro i can make a prank virus but want to know how can i make and use a really virus.by the way few days b4 my facebook account have being hacked by a boy i know him and want to do the same but helpless as i dont know hw can i hack his acc. if u can help me
it will b very thankful to u
my email id :[email protected]
by the way ur work for these site is awesome the info are very help full too
thanxx a lot
hope u will help me soon 🙂
Sudipto Maity says
This is Excellent,,,,,,,,,Please kindly tell me from where I can know the codes like these ??? Thank xxx
dsad says
I’m impressed..It worked!It is a very simple way to test your antivirus software…Good job!
Saikat Dutta says
how does the code work ? please tell me…sir
MANOJ says
hi brother i have tested it on my avast antivirus and bitdefender total security 2010 but it is not working on both of them what to do and what is this angry ip scanner what is the use of ethernal adsl router hacking plz help in this regand bro
Jayant says
Thanks Srikant
It works….which is better?avg;mcaffe;avast;avaira;kaspersly;norton or other??
@ Jayant
Bit Defender and Kaspersky are the current leaders in the antivirus market. Norton is also recommended.
vikas says
Gr8 test!! But please explain the code .
HASTHIS says
Thanks for another useful info bro
Deepak says
Boss It’s working…
Thank you very much…
chaitu says
iam using ESET SMART SECURITY and it did not show nay warning
chaitu says
thanks boss my eset smart security is working very wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
chandu says
thanks sir it is working.. how does the code work ? please tell me…sir. and which antivirus is best? iam using avast 5.0.594..
gaurav says
i got only one infected file but no any warnning
Dallas says
Save it as “Mylife” also works. - Also, when you did the remove recycle bin from desktop, simply right-click and remove it. =) Happy hacking…
aijolee says
ESET Smart Security 4.0… deleted it upon saving,! it worked!
Amit says
MY NPV doesnt detect it
siddu says
thanks bosss…………………..
BlacMoon says
thanks friend……..
my eset nod32 works perfectly. i checked it out…
YIA Z says
IT’s niccccccccccce……….
ameer says
it’s awsome ans its work realyy nice.thanks for the tips pal.
aashish says
how can we remove win32\heur without a antivirus
Rakshit says
veryyyyyyyy nice site
my favourite site……….
thanks for tips………
keep going……..
balaji says
thanx it is working in symantec norton antivirus, bitdefender, eset32, avg, avast, kaspersky, quickheal, mcafee thanks alot
Arunim says
Hiiiiiiiii This is arunim it worked thankss.i make a virus programme to disable usb ports in c++ when i excute it shows error related to 16 bit.Please Help!!!!!!!!