McAfee DR SOLOMON S ANTI-VIRUS 8.5 Administrator's Manual page 60

Installing Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
2. Save the file with the name EICAR.COM. The file size will be 69 or 70
3. Start your Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus software and allow it to scan the
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X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-
TEST-FILE!$H+H*
NOTE: The line shown above should appear as one line in your text
editor window, so be sure to maximize your text editor window and
delete any carriage returns. Also, be sure to type the letter O, not the
number 0, in the "X5O..." that begins the test message.
If you are reading this manual on your computer, you can copy 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" section of the README.TXT file, which you can find in
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.
bytes.
directory that contains EICAR.COM. When Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
software examines this file, 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 the file when you
have finished testing your installation to avoid alarming other users.