Talk:European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research

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This article says there are two forms of the eicar test string, but there is only one string, provided in two identical files with different filenames.

The stuff about "zip folders" (whatever that is supposed to be) and "preventing such antivirus software detecting the test file directly, however this is dependent upon the integrity of the antivirus software being used" is nonsense. A good antivirus program will detect viruses inside zip files. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.223.5.142 (talk) 21:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 6 October 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: page moved. Andrewa (talk) 18:10, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

EICAR (research institute) → European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research – WP:NATURALDIS, MOS:ACROTITLE * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:17, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Pppery: This request isn't "technical" in nature. The reason being that it by almost default has to take into account WP:COMMONNAME and whether or not it applies. In fact, MOS:ACROTITLE seems to even make the claim that articles should remain at their acronym titles if the acronym is the WP:COMMONNAME. (Not sure why the first and second paragraphs of MOS:ACROTITLE seem to somewhat contradict each other, which isn't very clear for a guideline.) May be best to take this to full discussion in case something is getting overlooked and/or someone can make a claim to keep the article at its current title. Steel1943 (talk) 19:36, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink).

For what it's with though, support per WP:NATURALDIS. Steel1943 (talk) 21:20, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Per NATURALDIS, ACROTITLE. Pilaz (talk) 13:12, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per WP:NATURALDIS. Good grief! -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:28, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.