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5.4. Scanning of the whole computer
There is a potential risk that a computer virus has been transmitted to your computer
prior to
AVG 9 Free
installation. For this reason you should run a
Scan of the whole
computer
to make sure there are no infections on your PC.
For instructions on running a
Scan of the whole computer
please consult the
chapter
AVG Scanning
.
5.5. Eicar Test
To confirm that
AVG 9 Free
has been installed correctly you can perform the 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
www.eicar.com
, 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.
AVG 9 Free
will
react by displaying a warning notice just as you try to save the test file to your local
disk (
for instance with Internet Explorer
), or as you try to open the downloaded file (
for instance with Mozilla Firefox
). The displayed notice will be in the form of
Resident
Shield
warning
- the warning proves your
AVG 9 Free
is installed properly:
If
AVG 9 Free
fails to identify the EICAR test file as a virus, you should check the
program configuration again!
