Re: Cygwin & Virus

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh 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)
> > <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>  wrote:
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>  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.

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