Test how effective your AntiVirus is

Many People have different opinions regarding the best anti virus
software, Many say Symantec, the others swear by Kaspersky and the rest
by Avast.
But Here is a simple but very effective Test by which you can check the effectiveness of your Anti Virus Software irrespective of any
particular Anti Virus Software that you might be using, If your
Anti-Virus software passes this test successfully then you can be sure
its a good Anti Virus Software and will do it’s best to protect your PC
from Viruses and Malware

In this tutorial you will see how you can check the strength of your antivirus

Just follow the simple steps and check if you are really protected or not ??


Step 1 :- Open Notepad

Step 2 :- Copy & paste the following codes below :

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Step 3 :- Save the file as anything.exe

Now run a security scan for this file…

If your antivirus can detect this you can assume that you are protected and your antivirus has a good strength but if it fails, its time to change it!

Note : The file’s extension must be .exe and should be saved like “all files” in file type otherwise the file will not work.