1. Copy and paste the following line into Notepad:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
2. Go to File>Save, and save the file as “EICAR.COM”. Include the quotes when saving it, as this tells Notepad that this is the exact name you want to give the file, including the extension.
4. Scan it on the test machine or e-mail the file to the test machine
5. Delete the file when done testing
ALL ANTIVIRUS WILLBE DETECT THIS VIRUS