Virus Detection Test

To check the functionality of the plug-in virus detection capabilities and its default configuration, you are recommended to use the EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) test file. The test script is not a virus, it cannot replicate and does not contain any payload, however, it is recognized by anti-virus software as a virus. You can download the test file from the Download Anti-Malware Testfile section of the EICAR website at https://www.eicar.org or create it yourself.

To create the EICAR test file

1.Open the Notepad text editor and copy the following string to it:

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

2.Save the file with a .com extension (you can use any name, e.g., eicar.com), attach it to an email message and send it to any test email address. The received message should contain an attached text file with the _infected.txt suffix and the following contents:

File eicar.com was infected with a virus and has been deleted by Dr.Web for Exchange. Virus name: EICAR Test File (NOT a Virus!)

Also, Dr.Web will register this information in the Windows Event Log and record the incident in the Dr.Web Administrator Web Console.