Installation guide

Installing the Software
46 VirusScan
®
Enterprise software version 8.0i
Testing your installation
Once installed, the software can scan your system for infected files. You can test
whether it is installed correctly and can properly scan for viruses by implementing
a test developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research
(EICAR), a coalition of anti-virus vendors, as a method for their customers to test
any anti-virus software installation.
To test your installation:
1 Using 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*
2
Save the file with the name EICAR.COM. The file size is 68 bytes. Make a note of
the folder in which you saved the file.
3 Start the program.
4 To 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.
5 To 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 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.
NOTE
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.