X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,BOTNET X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-id: <4BA68B39.3070909@cygwin.com> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:10:17 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-to: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Cygwin & Virus References: <53b627ea1003131626t2fbc23f1r794a25b0fec5188c AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <4B9C3563 DOT 703 AT cygwin DOT com> <53b627ea1003200446n2a866f9dn4621d7616742151c AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <53b627ea1003210606q170581d9n2abe11b8a0ec2506 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> In-reply-to: <53b627ea1003210606q170581d9n2abe11b8a0ec2506@mail.gmail.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On 3/21/2010 9:06 AM, Karthik Balaguru wrote: > On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Karthik Balaguru > <> wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) >> wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks. <> >>> 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. There is no official "preferred" virus checker. Since all report false positives on occasion, the best approach is to use a bunch of them and act based on the report of the majority. There are a variety of sites that will allow you upload a suspect file and have it scanned by multiple scanners. Some that fall into this category are: http://www.virustotal.com/ http://virusscan.jotti.org/ http://www.viruschief.com/ http://scanner.virus.org/ http://www.virscan.org/ http://www.filterbit.com/ I make no claims about any of these services. Feel free to use one of these or find another that suites your taste. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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