Lawl.
 

I dare you to copy and paste this line in your notepad and try to save it to see what happens.

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

The result quite amused me.

The result was....nothing?

You mean YOU DON'T HAVE ANTIVIRUS?!?!?!

I have AVG Anti-Virus and nothing happened for me either ¬¬

O.o

You used notepad, and not microsoft word right?

Yes Notepad is accessories section ¬¬
What was supposed to happen ?

Well the text string above is used to test the functionality of your anitivrus. If your antivirus works, the moment you try to save the file will make the antivirus act up and see the file as malware.

I have McAfee and Spybot, and neither of them got worked up.

O.o

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

Go there and try to download the TXT file. If your antivirus still doesn't act up, get a new one ASAP. If you have concerns about downloading this "virus", look it up on Google.

ok i tried it, and McAfee blocked it immediatly xD

this is what it says
Detected:EICAR test file
now quarantined =P

its an odd thing to test out though, or is it just to test out whether your AntiVirus is up to date oO

McAfee, that piece of... *grumbles* :angry:

My McAfee acted up too :D

Hey look, Avast! doesn't give a shit I guess.

xD

It worked this time xD
My mouse just hovered over run as the second I clicked I got a warning ^^