The EICAR test is not a virus, it is an industry standard detection test. Sophos Anti-Virus will report its presence as EICAR-AV-Test virus.

1. Download the eicar Anti Malware test file from the eicar website.
   
   
2. If downloading the zip version, ensure to decompress it to trigger a detection. 
3. If On demand and on-access are working properly,  Sophos Home will trigger the following detection:
   

You will also see a detection on your Sophos Home Dashboard  

Please Note: When testing from the above link, a file must be downloaded from the page to test the protections. In the case of some of the links, this may require using right click, then "save as" or "download" for the protections to trigger. 

Use the Sophos Web Security and Control Test Site by SophosLabs to test the Sophos web protection and web control functionality.

Please Note: This link specifically uses HTTP, as HTTPS is encrypted, though files downloaded from an HTTPS site will still be protected against with on access scanning. If you are on Windows, HTTPS decryption can also be enabled from your dashboard. For more information on this, please click the the link here to find out more. 

• Select the Malware option to test if web protection is operating correctly. This will display a blocked page and a balloon alert on the system tray.
  
  
• To confirm whether web control is functioning, click the other options on the page to test the different category classifications . Ensure the category you are testing matches the category listed in your Sophos Home Dashboard (refer to this article). 

Please Note: the above link specifically uses HTTP, as HTTPS is encrypted, though files downloaded from an HTTPS site will still be protected against with on access scanning. If you are on Windows, HTTPS decryption can also be enabled from your dashboard. For more information on this, please click the link here: HTTPS Website Decryption

To test the MTD feature, do the following:

1. Copy and paste the following on Notepad or any other text editor:

   set o = createobject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
   o.open "GET", "http://sophostest.com/mtdtest/2/" & rnd, FALSE
   o.send

2. Save the file as "mtd.vbs"
   If you are using notepad, keep the quotation marks on the name - this ensures the file extension is set to .vbs
    
3. Double-click the file to trigger a detection.
4. You will see 2 messages, Threat Blocked, and Threat Removed
   
5. Click Manage to go to the dashboard, where you can Ignore/Allow the threat by clicking Show Advanced Options
   Use Allow and Unblock if you want to exclude this detection
   
   

Sophos Home user interface can be launched via the Sophos Home shield and provides access to several dashboard settings, running local scans , checking for updates and more! Watch the below videos for additional details.

Mac: Click on the Sophos Home Shield located in the Mac menu bar to open the Sophos Home UI

Windows: Double Click the Sophos Home shield in the system tray to open the Sophos Home UI 

Dashboard view of a specific computer

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Dashboard view of a specific computer - image entries:
1 – Available configuration options and views (by default, it starts by showing the STATUS tab. But customers may access different configurations and settings by clicking on HISTORY, PROTECTION, WEB FILTERING and PRIVACY tabs).
2 – Dashboard status will display the protections that are enabled and whether the endpoint is secure.  You may configure these features by clicking the “Configure” button listed within each one.
3- New activity lists the latest events on the endpoint. To see all of them, use the HISTORY tab.

If the protection tests do not work, ensure you have completed all the installation steps pertaining to your Operating System:  Installing Sophos Home 

If the problems persist: Reinstall Sophos Home