AVG anti-virus 9 Manuale Utente
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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
chapter
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
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
, 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
will react to it with a
warning. This
notice demonstrates that AVG is correctly installed on your
computer.
If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file as a virus, you should check the program