This test virus was developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) to provide an easy (and safe!) way to test whether your anti-virus software is working.

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Text goes here.  There is an attachment to this message containing a
Base-64 encoded copy of the EICAR test virus.  Hopefully it will be 
difficult for you to get this message and attachment accepted by
a mail server.

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