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ELF Malware Test File
Palo Alto Networks now provides an ELF sample
malware file to test your WildFire deployment. The new file can
be downloaded using a direct download link using your browser or
through the WildFire API. Download one of the new sample files and
verify that it gets forwarded to WildFire for analysis.
Download one of the new malware test files. Select
from either direct or API download.
API Download
: Make a GET request to the /test resource
with the file type you want to retrieve. Use the -JO option to retain
the Content-Disposition filename, as shown in the following cURL
command example:
curl -JO 'https://wildfire.paloaltonetworks.com/publicapi/test/elf'
The
response saves the malware test file to your local system. Each
time you download the test file, it has a different SHA-256 hash
value.
On the firewall web interface, select to
confirm that the file was forwarded for analysis.
Please wait at least 5 minutes for analysis results to
be displayed for the file on the
WildFire Submissions
page.
The verdict for the test file will always display as malware.