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Subject: RE: Cygwin & Virus
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:37:47 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damon Register
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 7:30
> Subject: Re: Cygwin & Virus
> 
> Jason Pyeron wrote:
> > We currently use Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition v10.1.5.5000.
> > 
> > I have not notices any false positives on our machines (25+) with 
> > Cygwin installed over the past several years.
> I don't have that many machines but with McAfee Corporate 
> edition on my PCs I don't remember any false positives.

This reminds me that both Symantec and McAfee have linux (file servers) scan
engines, we use the Symantec one, again I don't remember any false positives.


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