Installation guide

Post-Installation Tasks
Complete this task after installing the VirusScan Enterprise program files. Refer to Location of
installed files to find where the VirusScan Enterprise program files were installed.
Contents
Testing your installation
Location of installed files
Testing your installation
Use this task to test whether VirusScan Enterprise is installed correctly and can properly scan
for potentially unwanted programs. This test was developed by the European Institute for
Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR).
Task
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 or 70 bytes. Make a note of the
folder in which you saved the file.
3 Start the VirusScan Enterprise 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 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.
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.
Location of installed files
During installation, product and system files are installed in various locations.
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