Step 1: Create a text document with notepad.
Step 2: Copy and paste this script into that new text document.
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X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
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Step 3: Save it as a .exe file
Now your antivirus should pop up telling you that MALWARE has been detected if not then you may want to update your Antivirus or if you don't have antivirus to install one otherwise you are at risk of being hacked.
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X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
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Step 3: Save it as a .exe file
Now your antivirus should pop up telling you that MALWARE has been detected if not then you may want to update your Antivirus or if you don't have antivirus to install one otherwise you are at risk of being hacked.