Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/01/07/21:00:38
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.
I doubt there are many out there that would think Cygwin is a good vector
to compromise machines with. It's just not on enough machines to attract
that kind of attention. The call is, of course, yours but I would say that
a Cygwin-based attack isn't likely to be your biggest concern.
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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