EICAR malware family
EICAR is a malware family tracked by MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble across 3 publicly analyzed samples. First seen 2026-07-19, most recently 2026-07-19.
Corpus statistics
- Publicly analyzed samples: 3
- First seen: 2026-07-19
- Last seen: 2026-07-19
- Verdicts: malicious 3
- File types: unknown 3
Recent EICAR samples
- eicar-av.com - malicious (2026-07-19)
- sample.txt - malicious (2026-07-19)
- eicar-cyble.com - malicious (2026-07-19)
Frequently asked about EICAR
- What is EICAR?
- EICAR is a malware family tracked by MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble across 3 publicly analyzed samples. First seen 2026-07-19, most recently 2026-07-19.
- How many EICAR samples have been analyzed?
- MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble holds 3 publicly analyzed samples attributed to EICAR, first seen 2026-07-19 and most recently 2026-07-19. This counts public submissions to this platform only, so it is a measure of what we have seen rather than of the family's total prevalence.
- What file types does EICAR use?
- EICAR samples in this corpus are distributed as unknown (3).
- Is EICAR malicious?
- 3 of 3 analyzed EICAR samples were scored malicious by the fused verdict, which combines multi-engine static scanning, YARA and hash reputation with behavior captured during real sandbox detonation. Each report lists every signal that contributed to its score.
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