Monday, 11 July 2011

How to test our anti virus that whether it is properly working or not in windows XP, Vista and Seven (w7)

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Some times we face a problem like our anti virus is not showing virus during scanning but we face various problem that may be due to present of virus. In that case we should check our Anti-Virus program that whether it is working or not.
Also See: Latest Avast antivirus Pro with license key free download
Procedure:
1. Open your notepad or word pad or any other text editor what you have.
2. Copy the following text

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

3. Now save the text editor file and give it a .exe extension. (Suppose virus.exe)
4. If your antivirus detect it as a virus then it is properly working.
5. If no then it is not properly working or corrupted or the validity of the antivirus has expired. So better to change the anti virus to keep your system secure from malware or virus.
Also See: How virus causes system hangs or Crash in Windows

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