How to check if Antivirus is working properly or not

Antivirus are very vital things that we all of them uses from a beginner
user of a computer to a expert .but always we keep our antivirus updatad
but their come some problems in our pc and we think that its notr an virus
because our antivirus is updated and perfect but you are wrong their
sometimes comes that antivirus dosen't detect a virus if its known virus
also .Their are many reasons forit but to test that your antivirus is working properly and it efficient to detect the virus i have bought you this code that helps you to test our antivirus


To test it just follow this step: first click on the start button.
1.Then open notepad.
2.In notepad add the given code below:
x50!p%@AP[4\PZX54(p^)7cc)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
3.Then go to save.
4.Then put file name as "FAKEVIRUS.EXE"
5.Then select "ALL THE FILES"
6.And then save it.
If this file got detected immediately .....that means your antivirus or firewall is working and updated....