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Date:	Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:26:15 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Cygwin setup.exe flagged by AVG as high level security threat because of Win32.AirCrack.c
From:	"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>
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On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Martin N Brampton wrote:
> I cannot find any reference to AirCrack anywhere in documentation directly
> related to Cygwin.

Unless you got a bad copy of cygwin from a disreputable site, that
someone has inserted a virus into, it doesn't contain aircrack or any
other malware. It is most likely just a false positive match from the
virus checker, which is not an uncommon occurrence. See
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.virus.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>

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