Test if Antivirus is Working or not Using notepad

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

Open notepad.
Copy the above code in the file....
then save it with the name fakevirus.exe
If this file got deleted immediately. That means ur antivirus is working properly.