ESET Threat Blog

I encountered an old acquaintance today. Tip of the hat to Peter Radatti for pointing me towards an article by John Breeden II that proposes a very familiar idea: the Good Virus. (One that also often pops up in the form of the Good Worm, such as the various hues of Code that were proposed … Read More…

EICAR (formerly known as the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research, though that title hasn't been used for a good while) is best known for its yearly conference and for the EICAR test file, which can be used as an installation check with most anti-virus programs to check that it's installed and active.
Sadly, I've been … Read More…