---
name: "update-eicar"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "clamav-getfiles"
version: "2.0-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-eicar"
---

# update-eicar(8)

download EICAR Anti-Virus test file

## NAME

update-eicar - download EICAR Anti-Virus test file

## SYNOPSIS

**update-eicar \[path\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents the **update-eicar** command.

**update-eicar** downloads the EICAR Anti-Virus test file from the Internet.

## OPTIONS

- **path**

  Specified path into which the font files have been downloaded.

## FILES

/var/lib/clamav-getfiles/eicar.com