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6.4. Scanning of the whole computer
There is a potential risk that a computer virus has been transmitted to your computer
prior to AVG 9 Anti-Virus installation. For this reason you should run a
prior to AVG 9 Anti-Virus installation. For this reason you should run a
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6.5. Eicar Test
To confirm that AVG 9 Anti-Virus has been installed correctly you can perform the
EICAR test.
EICAR test.
The EICAR test is a standard and absolutely safe method used to test antivirus system
functioning. It is safe to pass around, because it is not an actual virus, and does not
include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (
though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test"). You
can download the EICAR virus from the EICAR website at
functioning. It is safe to pass around, because it is not an actual virus, and does not
include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (
though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test"). You
can download the EICAR virus from the EICAR website at
, and you will
also find all necessary EICAR test information there.
Try to download the eicar.com file, and save it on your local disk. Immediately after
you confirm downloading of the test file, the
you confirm downloading of the test file, the
warning. This notice demonstrates that AVG is correctly installed on your computer.
From the
version of the EICAR 'virus' (e.g. in the form of eicar_com.zip).
you to download this file and save it on your local disk but then the
detects the 'virus' as you try to unpack it. If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file
as a virus, you should check the program configuration again!
as a virus, you should check the program configuration again!