McAfee 8.7I manual Post-Installation Tasks, Testing your installation

5Post-Installation Tasks

This section describes:

„Testing your installation.

„Locating installed files on page 33.

Testing your installation

Once installed, the software can scan your system for potentially unwanted files. You can test whether it is installed correctly and can properly scan for potentially unwanted programs by implementing a test developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR).

To test your installation:

1Using a standard Windows text editor such as Notepad, type the following string, on a single line with no spaces or line breaks:

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

2Save the file with the name EICAR.COM. The file size is 68 or 70 bytes. Make a note of the folder in which you saved the file.

3Start the VirusScan Enterprise program.

4To test the on-demand scanner, create an on-demand scan task that examines the folder where you saved EICAR.COM. When the scanner examines this file, it reports finding the EICAR test file.

5To test the on-access scanner, confirm that the on-access scanner is configured to scan files written to the computer and files read from the computer. See Configuring the on-access scanner properties in the VirusScan Enterprise Product Guide for additional information. Locate the EICAR.COM file and try to copy or move it to another location. The scanner reports finding the EICAR test file when it examines the file.

This file is not a virus — it cannot spread, infect other files, or harm your system. Delete the file when you have finished testing your installation to avoid alarming other users.

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