Categories: Malware

Should I remove “EICAR-Test-File”?

The EICAR-Test-File is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What EICAR-Test-File virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine EICAR-Test-File?


File Info:
crc32: BD6A3974md5: a23e6c5a509362fb9e4a534a3d9b140fname: fsa_dropper2.exesha1: 8401e1238216d28f5b174b2622fbd067f3f6a27bsha256: 63cb332f5208018938a73cb0ec8393f6fa4ccf2b4f70c95e774259c303de4994sha512: c134911fe092cc0ffbc9be7d4b681a513078a323c3580a4d372941db9d887e01a0c0b65feaf173c8271fdc118c764579a7c444649de5a41427fdd024ce8c3bfassdeep: 768:S3FyRH1sw8D7EBGozRN9lzFc5G0iwOoWIPfvZj/sDdYasJBS8s:S3Fyp8EBpznLYGFwfdPfvZj/sDdYhtstype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

EICAR-Test-File also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Eicartest.N
FireEye	Generic.mg.a23e6c5a509362fb
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Agent
ALYac	Trojan.Eicartest.N
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender	Trojan.Eicartest.N
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.a50936
F-Prot	W32/Eicartest.A
Symantec	SMG.Heur!gen
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Eicartest-1
GData	Trojan.Eicartest.N
Kaspersky	EICAR-Test-File
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Chgt.duflwj
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Agent.48329
Rising	Trojan.Agentb!8.F8 (RDMK:cmRtazoYQrWNvcgkQOzh/gYqzC2d)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Eicartest.N
Emsisoft	Trojan.Eicartest.N (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.KeyLogger.37761
Zillya	Trojan.GenericKD.Win32.192615
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXFP-CR!83C91320B3EC
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1729305.susgen
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Swrort
Cyren	W32/Eicartest.ATXA-1793
Jiangmin	Trojan.Agentb.dmc
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Eicartest
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Tgenic
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit	Trojan.Eicartest.N
ZoneAlarm	EICAR-Test-File
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.C523728
McAfee	GenericRXFP-CR!83C91320B3EC
VBA32	Trojan.Agentb
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.44973
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ba89c2
Yandex	Trojan.KeyLogger!gGxCJr07pqk
Fortinet	W32/Crypt.ULPM!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34122.cmIfa05T!Ke
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM11.1.7700.Malware.Gen