TEST YOUR ANTI-VIRUS

It's a common problem of everyone that which antivirus is best for our PC.Many antivirus are there which is free and don't have many feature like as not free antivirus.So there is a simple test for free antivirus to test their efficienty.
For test u have to follow some easy steps given below:




1: Create a moderate level virus and then scan it with your antivirus to check result.
2: To create a moderate level virus open your notepad.
3: Type this code in the notepad 
   X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*


4:Save the file with a .exe extension. For example myvirus.exe
5: Now close the notepad.


What Happens after this ?


As soon as you save the file, Your antivirus must detect the file you saved and attempts to delete the file or at least to quantize it. If it do not show any reaction then your antivirus is not much working on real-time basis. Then scan the file manually from your antivirus. If your antivirus do not detect the virus now also then your antivirus is not even strong in detecting a simple moderate level virus. Check out the file you saved and correct if you have made any mistakes. and try again . If no result, Its time for you to Kick out your antivirus for an other one!


How does this work?


The EICAR test file NO.3 which you create is a 16 bit application which cant be run inside a 64 bit version of Windows OS. Thus will be treated as virus as most of the viruses are based on this 16 bit application format.

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