Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software

[Kevin Layer]

  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.

I get the same thing.  I've excluded virus scan from looking at the
directories in which I keep .tar.gz files.  It keeps my stress level
lower.  :)

I tried (in vain) to report this to NA, but they didn't seem to want
the bug report.  I looked for about 20 minutes for an email address on
their web site, then finally chose one I knew was wrong.  Then reply
back was "don't report this here" but without a place to report it.

  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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