Got a good anti-virus?

[Hatashi]

Why not test it?

1. Make a new notepad file.

2. Copy this string of text and paste it into your notepad file.

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

3. At ''File'' choose ''Save as'' and save the notepad as ''eicar.com'' (Without the '' of course).

4. As soon as you saved it to any location your anti-virus should respond, and tell you the file is infected and flag it with ''Virus identified EICAR_test''.

If your anti-virus doesn't respond then update it, or get another one.
It should pick it up as a virus 99% of the times, and no it does not do any harm to your PC, even if you open it.

*Saw this somewhere else and thought it was a pretty good way to see if your anti-virus is doing what it is supposed to do.
(For the more worried people that think this will harm your PC or w/e, http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm).

[H4wkeye]

My Kaspersky picked it up in like a second.

[Hatashi]

My Kaspersky picked it up in like a second.

Thats good then .

Seriously though, if it does not pick it up, get a different AV or something.

[MrTingTing]

Antivir needed like 0.5 sec lol

[Jaydude]

Lol for the kids out there, scare your mom or dad with this "DAD OMG A VIRUS!"

[Noctellia]

Mine didn't pick it up.

Don't care really though, anti viruses are for scrubs

[ZormaX]

Antiviruses slow my computers down like crazy. so i dont bother.

[nancy.<3's.you]

norton picked it up instantly after i clicked save

[Noctellia]

norton picked it up instantly after i clicked save

before any norton haters come on: norton saved my friend from formatting his flash drive with all his stuff in it, thats pro

[Hizumi]

lol you find the oldest shit.

[Paladinn]

I saved the file, checked in my documents, where I saved it, and it wasn't there. Is my antivirus just wiping it, and not telling me?

Also, I use avast! as my antivirus.

[Starkler]

Avast blocked it in approximately 1.5 seconds.

AVAST FTW. I'd say your estimate is right. Mine picked it up in the same time.