EICAR
| eicar - European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research eV | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1992 |
| Seat | Munich |
EICAR (own spelling "eicar") is a non-profit association with the aim of researching computer viruses and improving the development of anti-virus software . The original acronym EICAR is now a proper name . The organization has expanded its field of work and now deals with almost all areas of information security . That is why EICAR has been calling itself the European Expert Group for IT Security for some time . The chairman of the board is Rainer Fahs.
The association pursues its goals through congresses, expert forums, task forces and advisory boards.
The association is best known for the self-developed EICAR test file , which is used to test the function of anti-virus and anti-malware software.
Web links
- Official website (English)