User Guide

Installing Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
64 Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
To test your installation, follow these steps:
1. Open a standard Windows text editor, such as Notepad, then type this
character string as one line, with no spaces or carriage returns:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-
TEST-FILE!$H+H*
 NOTE: Thelineshownaboveshouldappearasone line inyourtext
editorwindow,sobesuretomaximizeyourtexteditorwindowand
deleteanycarriagereturns.Also,be suretotypetheletter O,not the
number 0, in the “X5O...” that begins the test message.
If you are reading this manual on your computer, you cancopy the
line directly from the Acrobat .PDF file and paste it into Notepad.
You can also copy this text string directly from the “Testing your
installation”sectionoftheREADME.TXT file,whichyou canfindin
your Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus program directory. If you copy the
line from either of these sources, be sure to delete any carriage
returns or spaces.
2. Save the file with the name EICAR.COM. The file size will be 69 or 70
bytes.
3. StartyourDrSolomon’sAnti-Virusand allowit toscanthedirectorythat
containsEICAR.COM.WhenDrSolomon’sAnti-Virusexaminesthisfile,
it will report finding the EICAR-STANDARD-AV-TEST-FILE virus.
IMPORTANT: This file is not a virus— it cannot spread or infect
other files, or otherwise harm your system. Delete thefile when you
have finished testing your installation to avoid alarming other users.
Modifying or removing your Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
installation
The Microsoft Windows Installer version that Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus uses
also includes a standard method to modify or remove your Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus installation.
To modify, or remove Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus, follow these steps:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, then choose
Control Panel.