Is Your Antivirus Program Working? Easy, Safe Test for Anti Virus Programs!

Basically, this is a totally safe string of text that your AV (antivirus program) will recognize as a virus. Its used to tell if AV's are working properly. If it doesn't work out, you might want to consider getting another AV.

Here is the text below. Be sure to get rid of all spaces between characters otherwise it will not work and may give you a "false positive" (You think your AV is not working when it is)

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

Good luck!

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[Mikeghost100]

Smartass. AVG takes before even tiping somethig! :P

[pinctinc]

microsoft security essentials takes in 2 seconds;)

[MegaErnas]

Wow BitDefender Fast

[cooki3saber]

Tested it again after reformatting my computer and Microsoft security essentials picked it up. I recommend this if you have a legit version of windows and would like free AV.

[MrTheSupermariobros]

@cjvalencia12 Trend Micro FAILS

[cjvalencia12]

i have trend micro titanium antivirus, when i save it, it doesnt do anything but only when i scan it does it say threat detected. Is my antivirus good, moderate, or bad,?

[MrAmooramin]

thx man

[XBOXSlimRULES]

norton picked it up in seconds