Test Exchange 2013 Anti-malware with the EICAR Virus

Scenario: If you want to check to see if your Exchange 2013 Anti-malware policies are working, send EICAR virus through email.  Its not a actual virus, but Exchange 2013 will treat it as if it was due to the contents of the file.

1. Put the string below in the contents of a text file:

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

2. Save it as EICAR.txt

3. Attempt to email this file as an attachment to someone and observe the behavior set in your anti-malware policies.