How to test antivirus software 'power'

The antivirus solution is one of the most important programs that needs to be installed on a computer. Whether the computer is connected to the Internet or not, every user must install an antivirus program strong enough to protect their information from viruses, malware (malware) and infected files. other infections.

Currently, many experts are constantly trying to create the most powerful antivirus solution, but only a few can create useful tools. It's hard to talk about the 'best' antivirus software because every user who has a favorite application and their own, which solution is best for them.

Maybe your computer has been installed one of the most famous antivirus software on the Internet, or it may be just a free software, but even so, you can't be sure you can 100% protection. Because when a virus writer releases a dangerous file, and for a period of time until the security company provides updated packages for the program, we can still be infected with the virus. So no one is always 100% safe.

If you want to check the 'power' and stability of antivirus software, you can simply follow the 4 steps that a person named Sankar Anand posted on his blog. You should start Notepad (Right-click / New Text Document or Start / Run / Notepad) and then open. Next, note the following line:

CODE: 5O! P% @ AP [4PZX54 (P ^) 7CC) 7} $ EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE! $ H + H *

The final step is to save this text file to your desktop and scan it with your antivirus program. If your program can detect EICAR Test-Not Virus malware !! then you have a powerful antivirus solution. Remember that the text you created is not a real virus, so feel free to experiment. After checking, you can delete the file or follow the instructions of the antivirus program. In the image below, you can see the test results with Kaspersky antivirus software.

Test results of an antivirus program ( Photo VTC )

Nguyen Nam