EICAR_TEST.COM (Derivative 2077475872), Prevx

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Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

Test Virus

File Behavior

EICAR_TEST.COM has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
Executes Processes From DOS

EICAR_TEST.COM has been the subject of the following behavior:

Executed as a DOS Process
Created as a process on disk
Deleted as a process from disk
Executed as a Process
Downloaded from covert web sites without the user knowing
Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File

Country Of Origin

The filename EICAR_TEST.COM was first seen on May 8 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

on May 8 2007
Uruguay on May 8 2007
Europe on May 29 2007
Italy on Aug 15 2007
Germany on Aug 15 2007
Spain on May 28 2008
The United States on Dec 10 2009

File Name Aliases

EICAR_TEST.COM can also use the following file names:

TESTFILE.COM
EICAR2.COM
YENI METIN BELGESI.COM
EICAR.COM.TXT
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO3.COM
BOSTA.JPG
EICAR.COM
NEW TEXT DOCUMENT.TXT
��ȟ TEST.TXT
TEST.TXT
EICAR - TEST.COM
EICAR[n].COM
VIRUS TXT TEST FILE BAT.BAT
VIRUS TXT TEST FILE EXE.EXE
EICAR (n).COM
TEST-AV_BY_MURTUZA.COM
VIRUS.COM
VIRUS2.COM
OPR056Y6.COM
OPR056YA.COM
ECAR.COM
COPIA DE EICAR.COM
P.COM
C.DLL

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

69 bytes
70 bytes
68 bytes
13,630 bytes
9,549 bytes

File Type

The filename EICAR_TEST.COM is used by multiple object types including objects,objects,objects.

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