Re: Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software

["Doug Wyatt" <dwyatt at sunflower dot com>]

It might be worth noting in the FAQ entry on antivirus checkers
that McAfee (at least) has a list of files and dirs to be excluded
from scanning.  Putting the Cygwin root dir in this list helps a
lot.  Of course, the user must then take responsibility for checking
files before putting them in the Cygwin work area(s).

Regards,
Doug Wyatt

> Greetings Cygwin devotees,
> 
> It is known that Network Associates (formerly McAfee) anti-virus
> software can "hang" or otherwise behave poorly when dealing with
> Cygwin .tar.gz files.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this problem with other anti-virus software?
> 
> (You needn't tell me that you use such-an-such and don't have a
> problem.  Or to confirm that you've had problems with McAfee.  Just
> report problems with other anti-virus scanners.)
> 
> Thanks very much.
> 
> Regards,
> David
> (Cygwin FAQ maintainer)
> 
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