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Re: Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software
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- Subject: Re: Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software
- From: "Doug Wyatt" <dwyatt at sunflower dot com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:36:29 -0500
- Reply-to: dwyatt at sunflower dot com
It might be worth noting in the FAQ entry on antivirus checkers
that McAfee (at least) has a list of files and dirs to be excluded
from scanning. Putting the Cygwin root dir in this list helps a
lot. Of course, the user must then take responsibility for checking
files before putting them in the Cygwin work area(s).
Regards,
Doug Wyatt
> Greetings Cygwin devotees,
>
> It is known that Network Associates (formerly McAfee) anti-virus
> software can "hang" or otherwise behave poorly when dealing with
> Cygwin .tar.gz files.
>
> Has anyone experienced this problem with other anti-virus software?
>
> (You needn't tell me that you use such-an-such and don't have a
> problem. Or to confirm that you've had problems with McAfee. Just
> report problems with other anti-virus scanners.)
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Regards,
> David
> (Cygwin FAQ maintainer)
>
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