Fred Ma wrote:
Fred Ma wrote:
After some surfing, I haven't found any evidence of malware targetting
cygwin. I'm considering excluding the massive file tree from scans
(AV, SpyBot, AdAware). I'd be interested in more experienced opinions
about this. Thanks.
Larry Hall:
Any such reports on this list in the past have later been shown to
be problems with the software that claims to have found a fault in
Cygwin. Such is the reasoning behind the following FAQ:
<http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.virus>
There has actually been more evidence to support that virus
scanners, firewalls, and spyware detection programs *cause* Cygwin
problems by interfering with its proper operation. You can see such
reports and the subsequent resolutions (un-install faulty security
software) in the email archives.
I haven't had any problems in that regard (malware scanners
interfering with cygwin or having false positives), though I don't
doubt that it has happened before. I was more wondering about the
wisdom of taking the plunge and excluding the cygwin directory tree
from future scans based on the past track record of not being
targeted.
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I would. In fact, with Norton Antivirus, AVG and some of the others, you
can individually select
the directory.
I just got a new computer the week before last. Came with PC Cillian.
Hate it cause it only lasts 2 monthes. I put Norton on. Norton
systemworks. and internet security.
Works like a charm.
Its a AMD 64 Athlon Duo Core.
Not bad. Beats the pants off of my old system.
Cygwin works like a charm.
ANd I have never encountered a problem with Cygwin and Norton because i
close out Cygwin when I am done with it.
Cygwin works on Windows XP Media center edition 2005 just fine.
Waiting on Vista to try it there.
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