Hookle was too lazy to buy antivirus software and used the free 2007 online version of Rising Antivirus, but it felt pretty good, especially after the test tonight, which boosted confidence. Here's how: copy and save the following virus code developed by the European Computer Anti-Virus Association (included in various antivirus software virus code libraries for testing virus scanning engines): X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*. Then you can rate your antivirus software (Hookle guarantees that this code is harmless to your computer, even if the antivirus software is of lower quality).
Top grade: prompts a virus in memory immediately after copying the code.
Excellent grade: prompts a virus just after saving (or deletes it directly).
Medium grade: prompts % seconds after saving...