topic Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File? in Network Security

Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

bharatgautam — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:28:29 GMT

Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

Karsten Iwen — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:40:39 GMT

Wikipedia knows it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Institute_for_Computer_Antivirus_Research

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

bharatgautam — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:01:50 GMT

Hi Karsten Iwen,

Thanks.. I know it was developed by EICAR and CARO but looks like that's not the correct answer for that question.

I am doing Cisco Umbrella 3.0 hands on workshop and in Secure Web Gateway section... no matter what I enter.. EICAR, CARO, EICAR & CARO, etc. Its not picking it as correct answer.. even if i add the full form of EICAR or CARO

Thanks

Bharat

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

Karsten Iwen — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:05:38 GMT

Well, wouldn't be the first time that some online test-software has something wrong ...

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

andypete — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:44:06 GMT

Look at: https://www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

briangallagher — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:01:17 GMT

Paul Ducklin is the answer

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

andypete — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:48:07 GMT

I was going to make testers work a little for it by at least going to the link I posted... 🙂

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

dovega — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:03:17 GMT

Buenas noches, tengo la misma pregunta , estoy realizando el 2.5 lab y esa pregunta ponga lo que le ponga no te acepta nada

Re: Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

numgenerator — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:41:48 GMT

@bharatgautam wrote:
Who originally created the EICAR Test File?

The EICAR Test File was created by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) in 1996. It was developed as a standardized way to test antivirus software without using real malicious code. The purpose of the EICAR Test File is to check if an antivirus program can detect and respond to potential threats effectively.