On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Karthik Balaguru <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 3/13/2010 7:26 PM, Karthik Balaguru wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> Since cygwin is a windows utility that provides linux environment. >>> What is the probability of the linux environment to get infected by >>> virus ? >> >> Very low. If you have a virus checker that's pointing at a Cygwin >> utility as a virus, I'd recommend running that reported virus-infected >> file against at least a few other checkers before drawing any firm >> conclusions. > > Is there any preferred checker from cygwin ?
The reason behind this query is to avoid running the reported virus-infected file against atleast a few other checkers before drawing any firm conclusions. If there is a checker that is recommended/preferred by cygwin, it would save time by avoiding the running it against all those other checkers. So, pls lemme know if there is a checker that is preferred by cygwin. > >> FWIW, there has never been a confirmed virus from any >> Cygwin utility installed via 'setup.exe'. >> > Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
