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eicar.org

Category: Technology

Scanned: Jun 4, 2026, 06:49 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 4, 2026 · Threat Engines: 4 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
57 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of eicar.org Captured Jun 4, 2026
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28 years
Moderately Popular - #141,900 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 4 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
manitu GmbH
Sankt Wendel, Germany
Apache
WordPress
89.238.73.97
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar InterNetX GmbH
Registered March 25, 1998
Expires March 24, 2027
Name Servers dns01.manitu.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting manitu GmbH
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
4
4 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 4 security vendors at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 4 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
36 files scanned
No threats
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www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/# 290.2 KB Flagged: high risk
team/# 287.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
contact/# 273.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/?s= 266.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/about%3Ablank 263.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/#about 349.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/# 349.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/privacy-statement-au/# 273.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/privacy-statement-br/# 273.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/privacy-statement-eu/?cmplz_region_redirect=true 273.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.eicar.org/news/# 292.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
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www.eicar.org.http-redirect 78 B No threats
www.eicar.org/feed/# 16.3 KB No threats
platform.linkedin.com/badges/js/profile.js 7.6 KB No threats
www.eicar.org/comments/feed/# 707 B No threats
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External Links & Domains
324
External Links
8 Flagged
0
Iframes
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27
Referenced Domains
3 Flagged
11
Flagged Resources
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secure.eicar.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
www.eicar.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.it-business.deFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txtFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar_com.zipFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar_com2.zipFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://www.eicar.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.eicar.com/#aboutFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.eicar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Handbook_Schatten_IT_xs.pdfFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.it-business.de/recht/compliance/articles/508203/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txtFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar_com.zipFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://secure.eicar.org/eicar_com2.zipFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://www.eicar.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.eicar.com/#aboutFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.eicar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Handbook_Schatten_IT_xs.pdfFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.it-business.de/recht/compliance/articles/508203/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://2018.eicar.org/?p%3D3641Not flagged
http://2018.eicar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/home_b-1.pngNot flagged
http://data-business-services.us/Not flagged
http://eicar.org/../contact/Not flagged
http://eicar.org/../team/Not flagged
http://eicar.org/../wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Handbook_Schatten_IT_xs.pdfNot flagged
http://eicar.org/../wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EICAR_WG2_2018_-_SPIONAGETOOLS.pdfNot flagged
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secure.eicar.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
www.eicar.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.it-business.deFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
2018.eicar.orgNot flagged
complianz.ioNot flagged
cookiedatabase.orgNot flagged
cyberlegis.legalNot flagged
data-business-services.deNot flagged
data-business-services.usNot flagged
eicar.orgNot flagged
gmpg.orgNot flagged
manitu.deNot flagged
platform.linkedin.comNot flagged
policies.google.comNot flagged
pxhere.comNot flagged
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eicar.org Overview

Description of eicar.org

eicar.org appears to be the website of EICAR e.V., the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research. Based on the page title, navigation, and homepage content, it presents itself as a nonprofit or industry-focused cybersecurity organization involved in anti-malware research, standards, publications, and membership activities. The site also prominently references its anti-malware test file, which is widely used in security testing contexts.

The homepage content suggests the organization focuses on trust, cybersecurity discussion, and collaboration with enterprises and security vendors. Sections such as About, Team, News, Projects, and Membership indicate a structured institutional website rather than a personal blog or anonymous operation. The domain has also been registered for many years, which is generally consistent with an established organization.

Safety Assessment for eicar.org

Scan results show mixed signals at the time of this scan. A small minority of security engines flagged the domain or related URLs, with 4 out of 91 engines reporting concerns, while major blacklist and threat-database checks were clean. The malware scan also marked many pages and links as suspicious or malicious, but several of those detections appear to involve EICAR's own anti-malware test files and related resources, which are intentionally designed to trigger security products during testing.

This context matters because eicar.org appears to belong to a legitimate cybersecurity research organization whose purpose includes distributing test artifacts that resemble malware to scanners by design. That can lead to elevated detection counts without necessarily indicating harmful intent from the website itself. The long domain age, professional institutional presentation, and clean blacklist status all weigh in favor of lower risk, although visitors should still expect downloads from this site to trigger security alerts in some environments.

Based on available scan data and the apparent purpose of the site, no broad malicious campaign indicators were evident at the time of this scan, but some content may intentionally activate malware defenses as part of security testing.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that was active at the time of the scan, and the site is hosted on an Apache web server at IP address 89.238.73.97 in Germany through manitu GmbH. WHOIS data indicates the domain was created in 1998 and is registered through InterNetX GmbH, which is consistent with a long-established web presence.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major blacklist listings were reported at the time of the scan. The main technical caveat is that some downloadable resources and linked test files may be intentionally detected by malware scanners because of the site's anti-malware testing role.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://eicar.org/
200 https://www.eicar.org/
Website Insights
#141,900
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 27 Jun 3
9 cookies detected
Essential9
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
9 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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