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| author | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2000-09-12 19:18:29 +0400 |
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| committer | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2000-09-12 19:18:29 +0400 |
| commit | cfa9337c8a4c6946f1377cd66b2d39db9b928483 (patch) | |
| tree | 87c290275f2334ccff2db02d1af63fd63a7e7cdd /winsup/doc/install.texinfo | |
| parent | 2ba1dec34eed4a9787798e5398321a4f6a9ce18c (diff) | |
Add some details about AV software.
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index f4d425901..e94f0c976 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -78,14 +78,19 @@ just the individual packages that need it. @subsection The README says I should turn off anti-virus software. Isn't that dangerous? Only Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to -"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products should not -cause problems, if you prefer to keep them running. +"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products have been +reported to detect false positives in Cygwin files. Depending on how +your anti-virus software is configured, it may then delete the file(s) +without prompting you. Any problems will depend on the particular +engine and/or signature file in use, and possibly other factors. If you +don't mind @emph{this} risk, then just leave your anti-virus software +running. Otherwise, you can download @code{setup.exe} and scan it. Then turn off the anti-virus software, then run setup to download and extract all the tar files. Then re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). This should -be safe. (As long as nobody substitutes a malicious setup.exe ...) +be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious @code{setup.exe}! @subsection What packages should I download? |