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Almost everyone use antivirus in the world, but how many know whether your antivirus is working good or not? So here is a short and sweet way to check the capability of your antivirus. This research was done by EICAR (European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research).Credits to EICAR.

Follow the below steps to know how this actually work?

1. Open notepad and Paste the code below,

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

2. Now save the file as “hacking.com” with the double quotes. Now a file will be created with BOX like symbol.

3. Now right click the hacking.com file and make a scan with your antivirus. If your antivirus says a warning as file infected or something and will immediately delete the file.
If this happens, Your Antivirus is best and has a good capability. Most antivirus will prompt a warning, but if your antivirus skips the file, Then it’s time to re-install your antivirus. This code will never harm your PC. So don’t need to worry about it.