EICAR
Standard Antivirus Test File
The
EICAR organization or
European Institute of Computer Anti-virus Research, along
with antivirus vendors, has developed this test file to
assist users in testing their installations of antivirus
software. It is recommended that vendors detect this file.
This
is NOT A VIRUS. The file is a test file
which may be used to test antivirus software. The code is
harmless and when detected properly the virus scanner will
display the following message: EICAR-TEST-FILE
EICAR
Test File
Instructions
