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<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><strong>Question</strong></p> <p>How do we confirm if a file is being detected as a threat when running a scan on Malwarebytes' ?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Answer</strong></p> <p>To test if real-time scanning (or any other scan type) is working, you can use the eicar files that are available for download on the following link:</p> <p><a href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eicar.org%2F85-0-Download.html">http://www.eicar.org/85-0-Download.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Some of the files that you download from the link might get detected immediately, specially if you have real-time scanning enabled.</p> </article> </main>