/ # cat eicar.txt
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!+H*
/ # clamdscan eicar.txt
//eicar.txt: OK
----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Infected files: 0
Time: 0.007 sec (0 m 0 s)
Start Date: 2025:02:17 18:50:53
End Date: 2025:02:17 18:50:53
Database information
--------------------
Database directory: /var/lib/clamav
bytecode.cvd: version 335, sigs: 86, built on Tue Feb 27 15:37:24 2024
daily.cvd: version 27552, sigs: 2072975, built on Mon Feb 17 09:47:21
2025
main.cvd: version 62, sigs: 6647427, built on Thu Sep 16 12:32:42 2021
Total number of signatures: 8720488
Platform information
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uname: Linux 6.8.0-53-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jan 17
15:37:52 UTC 2025 x86_64
OS: Linux, ARCH: x86_64, CPU: x86_64
zlib version: 1.3.1 (1.3.1), compile flags: a9
platform id: 0x0a21d4d408000000000e0200
Build information
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On 2025-02-17 13:38, David Morton via clamav-users wrote:
even when i put the string in a file by itself.
On Feb 17, 2025, at 1:31 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas via clamav-users
<clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote:
On 17.02.25 19:24, David Morton via clamav-users wrote:
I have downloaded the test signature to three different systems,
verified to be up to date, but they all fail to find the EICAR test
signature. Is anyone else seeing this?
they fail to find it where?
according to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file
antivirus detects the test file only if it starts with the 68-byte
test string and is not more than 128 bytes long.
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