Q:

ClamAV-Test-File virus definition

Today I scanned my machine with ClamAV, and this was one of the things that it detected:
/home/<username>/clamav-devel/contrib/test/clam_cache_emax.tgz

And it detected it as:
ClamAV-Test-File

So what exactly is this ClamAV-Test-File definition? I have not seen it come up before.
OS Information:
Description:    Ubuntu 14.10
Release:    14.10

Package Information:
clamav:
  Installed: 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1
  Candidate: 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.98.4+dfsg-2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages

A:

The ClamAV-Test-File file is like an EICAR file: it's used to test the behaviour of your anti-virus solution.
These kinds of files offer you the possibility to simulate a virus infection without actually infecting your system as they only contain the signature of a virus.

