EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Advanced Viral Research
Corp. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending June 30, 2003 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), we, the undersigned, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

Date: December 23, 2003


/s/ ELI WILNER
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Eli Wilner, Chief Executive Officer