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F-Secure Clean - Not Malware Information Pages: EICAR
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Summary
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The correct operation of F-Secure Anti-Virus products can be tested with a special test file.
This is a dummy file which is detected exactly as if it were a virus. This file is known as the EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test file. The EICAR test file is also detected by several other antivirus products in a similar manner. |
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Detailed Description
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To create an EICAR test file, use any text editor to create a file with the following single line in it:
- X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Save the file with any name using a COM extension; for example, EICAR.COM. Make sure you save the file in standard MS-DOS ASCII format. Now you can use this file to demonstrate what occurs when a virus is detected.
Naturally, the file is not a virus. When executed, EICAR.COM will display the text "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!" and exit.
EICAR is the European Institute of Computer Anti-virus Research, reachable at http://www.eicar.org. |
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Last Modified: January 01, 2006
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