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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.  FWIW, there has never been a confirmed virus from any
Cygwin utility installed via 'setup.exe'.


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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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