Add EICAR Antivirus Test String Badge

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Add EICAR Antivirus Test String Badge #231

Closed robotfactory closed 9 months ago

robotfactory commented 1 year ago

I made a badge of the EICAR antivirus test string, used for testing AV software's simple signature based detections. Even in plain text the string is harmless, though it is technically a complete program. You can read more about the test string here

https://forthebadge.com/generator/?plabel=X5O%21P%25%40AP%5B4%5CPZX54%28P%5E%297CC%297%7D&slabel=%24EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE%21%24H%2BH*

andrewsbarbaro commented 9 months ago

Hey @robotfactory

Thanks for your post and sorry for the delay. My team and I have taken over the project as of September 2023 and all support and upkeep related to this project has been transferred. Check out our new FAQ on the site for more info on this!

In the meantime, Your badge has been added to the site: https://forthebadge.com/images/badges/eicar-antivirus-test-string.svg

Badge on!