EICAR, the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, was founded in 1991 as an organization aiming to further antivirus research and improving development of antivirus software. Recently, EICAR has furthered its scope to include the research of malicious software (malware) other than computer and extended work on other information security topics like content security, wireless lan security, RFID and information security awareness.
There are no doubt plenty of free antivirus software out there, half of which don’t even detect important viruses. If you think your computer has a virus, but your antivirus software is not detecting it, then the best way to test it is to create your own virus and then scan it. If virus is detected then it means your antivirus is just okay, if not, this means you need to download a new antivirus software. I am using AVG Free Antivirus and I will recommend this to everyone,keep it updated and I can guarantee that no virus will ever infect your computer again.
To create your own virus, follow the steps below,
Create a new Notepad or Text Document in your desktop and open it.
In Windows XP: Right click on Desktop, select New, and then click Notepad.
In Windows Vista: Right click on Desktop, select New and then click Text Document.
Now open it and paste the following code,
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Once you are done, save the document as Check.com
Now scan this file with your antivirus software and it should detect a virus. If it doesn’t, this means you should download a new antivirus software.
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