This trick will help you to check your antivirus whether it is working or not. To try this trick: Open a WordPad or notepad and save this text
X50!P%@AP[4\PZX 54(P^)7CC)7}EICAR- STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS- TEST-FILE!$H+H* Save this text as
eicar.com If your antivirus is working well then it will stop you from saving and warn you but if you are not warned then your antivirus is not working.