Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: From: Colman Curtin To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: RE: cygwin-net: viruses in .tar.gz files?? Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 11:59:40 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >I downloaded setup.exe for the latest cygwin release from >sourceware.cygnus.com. I run it and select a US mirror. I tried both >ftp.freesoftware.com and sourceware.cygnus.com. > >When it downloads the gcc tarball my VirusScanner detects a virus in >it. I'm running McAffee 4.5.0 (virus definition 4.0.4080). It >doesn't name the virus, and can't clean it. To be safe I just quit >setup. > >Has anyone else seen this? Turn off scanning of compressed files McAffee seems to get a bit upset when fed a .tar.gz file - It crashes on my machine but subsequent scanning of the install shows all is clear. -Coley. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com