How to test your anti-virus if it works?

Test your anti-virus using a notepad.

You can easily test your Anti-virus program with a simple notepad trick. 
You can test your Anti-virus effectiveness using a simple notepad code. 


Follow the steps below to know more:

• Open Notepad.
• Copy the code given below in the notepad file:

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

• Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe 
• Test it.

Now scan the files with your anti-virus, If your anti-virus program detect the file a virus,

then you sure that your anti-virus program is working properly but

If it did not detect, this is a right time change your anti-virus.