How to check That My Antivirus is Working?
So may be you are tired on scanning on pc. You need to do something extra. Here i am telling you how to check that my pc antivirus is working? To do this check you have to copy or write few words in your notepad. Then save it giving any name. Now go to this file and check it with your currently installed antivirus. Do you see something? Yes if this file can catch by your antivirus as a potential harm then you can be 100% sure that your antivirus is working well. Lets find the code below:
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Note: This is not any critical virus. Don’t be worried about this file. This is a logic file of a virus. You can delete it or when you check by antivirus the file will automatically removed. So after applying actions with the antivirus the message will show like this image below: