Question
I want to test that my GMS Anti-Virus software is running. Can I create a test virus to check this?
Answer
There is a test virus called "eicar" which can be used to check that a virus scanner is working.
This test virus can be easily created using a text editor, such as notepad.
Simply copy and paste the following into a blank file in your text editor, then save the file with the name eicar.com.
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Now you can email this file to test that GMS Anti-Virus is functioning correctly.
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