Test your Anti-virus

This trick is used to check antivirus activity. If you feel that your antivirus software is not working well then you can confirm it by using this trick:

• Open Notepad and type this code.

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

• Now save it with extension “exe” (like antivirus.exe) 
• If your antivirus software is working properly then it will detect this file and will try to remove it as soon as you save it. 
• If your antivirus tries to remove this file, it means that your antivirus is working properly and if it doesn’t try to remove this file then you should use some other reliable antivirus software.

Note: This is not an ACTUAL  virus but just a test file. It is in no way actually malicious, so you're still safe even if your anti;virus fails to detect it.
Tip: You should change your protection suite even if it does detect the file but takes longer than 3 seconds, as most real viruses strike in far less time. You can find a reliable one here. Cheers, Sam