Detection name
Eicar-Test-Signature
Test file (EICAR)
- Risk
- Informational
- Verdict
- Test file
Name breakdown
- Eicar-Test-SignatureDetail
Overview
The EICAR test file is a standard file created by EICAR (the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) and CARO to check that antivirus software works.
It's a harmless 68-byte text string with no malicious functionality. Antivirus products deliberately detect it as a "virus".
FileScan doesn't count test detections in its scan statistics (such as the infection rate).
What to do if it's detected
- 01If you prepared the file for testing, no action is needed.
- 02If you don't recognize it, check where it came from and delete it if you don't need it.
Could it be a false positive?
The test file itself is harmless, so the idea of a false positive doesn't really apply.
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