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Recommended Post-installation Tasks

Trend Micro recommends performing the following post-installation tasks:

Component Updates

Update client components to ensure that clients have the most up-to-date protection from security risks. You can run manual client updates from the web console or instruct users to run "Update Now" from their computers.

Test Scan Using the EICAR Test Script

The European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) developed the EICAR test script as a safe way to confirm proper installation and configuration of antivirus software. Visit the EICAR website for more information:

http://www.eicar.org

The EICAR test script is an inert text file with a .com extension. It is not a virus and does not contain any fragments of viral code, but most antivirus software react to it as if it were a virus. Use it to simulate a virus incident and confirm that email notifications and virus logs work properly.

  1. Enable Real-time Scan on the client.

  2. Copy the following string and paste it into Notepad or any plain text editor:

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

  4. Save the file as EICAR.com to a temp directory. OfficeScan immediately detects the file.

  5. To test other computers on the network, attach the EICAR.com file to an email message and send it to one of the computers.