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European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research

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European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research

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École Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle et de Réalisation

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EICAR may refer also to the Ecole Internationale de Creation Audiovisuelle et de Réalisation, an international film school in Paris.EICAR, the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, was founded in 1991 as an organization aiming to further antivirus research and improving development of antivirus software. Recently EICAR has furthered its scope to include the research of malicious software (malware) other than computer viruses and extended work on other information security topics like content security, Wireless LAN security, RFID and information security awareness. EICAR also organizes international security conferences most years, as well as a number of working groups or 'task forces'.

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