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IM Security recommends verifying installation by testing IM Security features using the EICAR test script. EICAR, the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, developed the test script to confirm that you have properly installed and configured your antivirus software.
Visit http://www.eicar.org for more information.
The EICAR test script is a text file with a *.com extension. It is inert. It is not a virus/malware, it does not replicate, and it does not contain a payload.
WARNING
WARNING
Never use real viruses/malware to test your antivirus installation.
Depending on how you have configured your Exchange servers, you might need to disable antivirus products for the duration of the EICAR test (otherwise, the virus/malware might be detected before it arrives at the Exchange server). This leaves your servers vulnerable to infection. For this reason, Trend Micro recommends that you only conduct the EICAR test in a test environment.

Procedure

  1. If necessary, disable security products that might detect the EICAR test file before it arrives at your Lync/Skype for Business Server.
  2. Open an ASCII text file and copy the following 68-character string to the file.
    X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
  3. Save the file as eicar_test.com to a temporary directory and then close the file.
  4. Start the Lync/Skype for Business client and transfer the eicar_test.com file to one of your contacts (preferably to another network administrator or IT personnel).
  5. Access the product console and query virus scan logs.
    IM Security detects the EICAR test file as eicar_virus, quarantines eicar_test.com, logs the event, and sends notifications to the sender and recipient.
Note
Note
  • Virus Scan enables IM-based notifications to the sender and recipient by default.
  • IM Security opens a new conversation window when sending notifications from the IM Security notification account.
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